deceptive

See also: déceptive

English

Etymology

From Middle French déceptif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪ.ˈsɛp.tɪv/

Adjective

deceptive ‎(comparative more deceptive, superlative most deceptive)

1. Misleading, likely or attempting to deceive.

   deceptive advertising

   deceptive practices

   • Trench

     language altogether deceptive, and hiding the deeper reality from our eyes

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:deceptive

Derived terms

• deceptive advertising
• deceptive cadence
• deceptive cognate

Related terms

Related terms

deceit deceive

deception deceptively

Translations

misleading, attempting to deceive

• Asturian: engañosu, engañador
• Bulgarian: измамен (bg) ‎(izmamen), заблуждаващ (bg) ‎(zabluždavašt)
• Catalan: enganyós, decebedor, deceptiu
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 迷惑的 (zh) ‎(míhuò de)

• Czech: klamný, zavádějící, ošidný, matoucí
• Dutch: bedrieglijk (nl), onoprecht, misleidend (nl)
• Finnish: petollinen (fi)
• French: trompeur (fr), qui induit en erreur, illusoire (fr), mensonger (fr) (note: décevant is a false friend meaning disappointing)
• Galician: enganoso
• German: betrügerisch, irreführend (de)

• Hungarian: megtévesztő (hu)
• Irish: fabhtach
• Italian: ingannevole (it)
• Japanese: 欺瞞的 ‎(ぎまんてき, gimanteki)
• Portuguese: enganoso (pt), enganador (pt) m
• Russian: обма́нчивый (ru) ‎(obmánčivyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: mealltach, carach, cealgach
• Spanish: engañoso (es), engañador
• Swedish: missledande, missvisande (sv)