false scent (English, noun)
expansion: false scent (plural false scents)
Senses:
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glosses: A scent laid down to distract a predator that hunts by smell from the scent trail of its prey.
topics: communications
journalism
literature
media
publishing
writing
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glosses: A misleading expectation created by ambiguous writing.
Forms:
form: false scents
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tags: plural