helahBahasa Indonesia

pretext, trick, antic, artifice, caper

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Noun

An illusory feat, considered magical by naive observers

English: magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception

Bahasa: sihir, maya, ilusi, tipuan, muslihat, kepandaian, magik, perdayaan

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A maneuver in a game or conversation

English: ploy, gambit, stratagem

Bahasa: dalih, muslihat

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A deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

English: ruse, artifice

Bahasa: pandai, mahir, muslihat, kepalsuan, kepura-puraan, tipu daya, tipu muslihat

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5 more noun senses

A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

English: antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on

Bahasa: bercanda, tipu, mempermainkan, bergurau, muslihat, kepandaian, perangai, gelagat

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The enactment of a pretense

English: make-believe, pretend

Bahasa: penipuan, penutupan, berpura-pura, kepura-puraan

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An artful or simulated semblance

English: guise, pretense, pretence, pretext

Bahasa: alasan, samaran, muslihat, kepalsuan, pura-pura

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Something serving to conceal plans, a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

English: pretext, stalking-horse

Bahasa: alasan, dalih

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A statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

English: dodge, dodging, scheme

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Word family of helah

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Bahasa words with similar meanings

hal sistem ruang alasan kulit alat barang menjelaskan menghindari benda perkara melepaskan objek menegaskan sihir kesan bercanda pandai kotoran ampun penutup penipuan mengizinkan membebaskan

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