harhautus

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Contents 1 Finnish 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From harha (delusion) → harhauttaa (to mislead) → harhautus (act of misleading).

[edit] Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: har‧hau‧tus

[edit] Noun

harhautus (stem harhautu-^*)

1. A diversion (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
2. A diversion (act of diverting)
3. A red herring (a falsified or intentionally misleading clue).
4. A bluff (an act of bluffing)
5. A trick (an act designed to trick)
6. A delusion (an act of deceiving the judgment of another person)