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petollinen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deceitful adj Deliberately dishonest or misleading; inclined to trick or deceive others.
  • deceptive adj Likely to mislead or intended to create a false impression.
  • delusive adj Producing delusions.
  • devious adj Dishonest and cunning; willing to use underhand methods to get what one wants.
  • disingenuous adj Not honourable; unworthy of honour.
  • false adjective Not true; incorrect or contrary to fact.
  • furtive adj Done secretly or slyly, often to avoid detection.
  • misleading adj Creating a false impression, even if not technically a lie.
  • perfidious adj Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance.
  • punic adj Of or relating to ancient Carthage, its inhabitants, or their language.
  • seditious adj Of, related to, or being involved in sedition.
  • sneaky adjective Acting in a secretive, underhanded, or dishonest way.
  • traitor noun A person who betrays their country, cause, or the trust placed in them.
  • treacherous adj Willing to betray trust; disloyal and deceitful.

Senses

petollinen is used for these senses in English:

  • Punic (figurative, ethnic slur) Perfidious, treacherous, faithless.
  • deceitful Deceptive, two-faced.
  • delusive Inappropriate to reality; forming part of a delusion.
  • devious Cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.
  • disingenuous Not honourable; unworthy of honour.
  • double-dealing (of a person) Cheating, dishonest; treacherous.
  • double-faced deceitful; hypocritical; treacherous
  • false Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.

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