harhautus
Pronunciation: /ˈhɑrhɑu̯tus/
“harhautus” is a Finnish word. Its 9 meanings in English:
noun
- diversion (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
- diversion (act of diverting)
- red herring (a falsified or intentionally misleading clue)
- bluff (an act of bluffing)
- trick (an act designed to trick)
- delusion (an act of deceiving the judgment of another person)
- dummy, feint
- deke
- decoy
Etymology
harhauttaa + -us
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