harhaanjohtava — meaning in English
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English meaning
- captious adjective Inclined to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections.
- deceptive adj Likely to mislead or intended to create a false impression.
- delusive adj Causing false beliefs or delusions.
- fallacious adjective Based on faulty reasoning or a mistaken belief, and therefore wrong.
- misleading adj Creating a false impression, even if not technically a lie.
- plausible adj Seeming reasonable or believable, even if not proven true.
Senses
harhaanjohtava is used for these senses in English:
- captious (obsolete) That captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.
- delusive Inappropriate to reality; forming part of a delusion.
- fallacious Deceptive or misleading.
- misnomer An incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading; a misname.
- plausible Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious.
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