Decoy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)

something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɪskaɪnˈɛɾɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈiːkɔɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈiːkɔɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /dˌɪskaɪnˈɛɾɪk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

steerer bait lure

Parts of Speech

noun	a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
noun	something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
verb	lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy

Word Forms

bait	verb	lure, entice, or entrap with bait
decoy	verb	lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy
lure	verb	provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
decoy	noun	something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Köder

ein Betrüger, der jemanden in Gefahr bringt (normalerweise im Rahmen einer Verschwörung)

🇫🇷French

leurre

un séducteur qui met quelqu'un en danger (généralement dans le cadre d'un complot)

🇪🇸Spanish

señuelo

un engañador que lleva a alguien al peligro (generalmente como parte de un complot)

🇮🇹Italian

esca

un seduttore che mette qualcuno in pericolo (di solito come parte di un complotto)

🇳🇱Dutch

lokmiddel

een bedrieger die iemand in gevaar brengt (meestal als onderdeel van een complot)

🇵🇹Portuguese

chamariz

um sedutor que leva alguém ao perigo (geralmente como parte de uma trama)

🇷🇺Russian

приманка

обманщик, который приводит кого-то в опасность (обычно в рамках заговора)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रलोभन

एक धोखेबाज़ जो किसी को खतरे में ले जाता है (आमतौर पर एक साजिश के हिस्से के रूप में)

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষয়

একজন প্রতারক যিনি কাউকে বিপদের দিকে নিয়ে যান (সাধারণত একটি চক্রান্তের অংশ হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏமாற்று

ஒருவரை ஆபத்தில் இட்டுச் செல்லும் ஏமாற்றுக்காரர் (பொதுவாக ஒரு சதித்திட்டத்தின் ஒரு பகுதியாக)

🇮🇳Telugu

మోసగించు

ఒకరిని ప్రమాదానికి గురిచేసే మోసగాడు (సాధారణంగా ప్లాట్‌లో భాగంగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

फसवणूक

एखाद्याला धोक्यात आणणारा (सामान्यतः प्लॉटचा भाग म्हणून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડિકૉય

એક ધૂર્ત જે કોઈને જોખમમાં લઈ જાય છે (સામાન્ય રીતે કાવતરાના ભાગ રૂપે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಂಚನೆ

ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಅಪಾಯಕ್ಕೆ ಕೊಂಡೊಯ್ಯುವ ಮೋಸಗಾರ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಕಥಾವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಭಾಗವಾಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഞ്ചിക്കുക

ആരെയെങ്കിലും അപകടത്തിലേക്ക് നയിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ചതിക്കാരൻ (സാധാരണയായി ഒരു പ്ലോട്ടിൻ്റെ ഭാഗമായി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਗਾੜ

ਇੱਕ ਧੋਖਾ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਖ਼ਤਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੈ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਸਾਜ਼ਿਸ਼ ਦੇ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਵਜੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

خرابی

ایک دھوکہ باز جو کسی کو خطرے میں لے جاتا ہے (عام طور پر ایک سازش کے حصے کے طور پر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

诱饵

引诱某人陷入危险的诱骗者（通常作为阴谋的一部分）

🇯🇵Japanese

デコイ

誰かを危険に導く詐欺師（通常は陰謀の一部として）

🇰🇷Korean

유인 못

누군가를 위험에 빠뜨리는 미혹자(보통 음모의 일부로)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mồi nhử

kẻ lừa đảo dẫn ai đó vào nguy hiểm (thường là một phần của âm mưu)

🇹🇭Thai

ล่อ

ผู้ล่อลวงที่นำบุคคลไปสู่อันตราย (โดยปกติจะเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของแผนการ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

umpan

seorang penipu yang membawa seseorang ke dalam bahaya (biasanya sebagai bagian dari plot)

🇵🇭Filipino

pang-aakit

isang manloloko na humahantong sa isang tao sa panganib (kadalasan bilang bahagi ng isang balangkas)

🇲🇾Malay

pukau

seorang penipu yang membawa seseorang ke dalam bahaya (biasanya sebagai sebahagian daripada plot)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شرك

المخادع الذي يقود شخصًا ما إلى الخطر (عادةً كجزء من مؤامرة)

🇮🇷Persian

طعمه

فریبنده ای که کسی را به خطر می اندازد (معمولاً به عنوان بخشی از یک نقشه)

🇹🇷Turkish

yem

Birini tehlikeye sokan kandırıcı (genellikle bir komplonun parçası olarak)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִפתוֹת

מבשיל שמוביל מישהו לסכנה (בדרך כלל כחלק מזימה)

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