Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "ɓatarwa" ita ce sa wani ya gaskata wani abu da ba gaskiya ba, yawanci da nufin yaudara. Hakanan yana iya nufin shiryar da wani ta hanyar da ba ta dace ba ko kuma ba wa wani ra'ayi na ƙarya ko fahimtar wani abu.
The report could be the fallacy of a well-meaning local or a deception designed to mislead and misappropriate police resources for any number of reasons.
Her mother was present, and in a few seconds I made up my mind that she was trying all she knew to mislead her mother and prevent her from being anxious.
She had trouble looking me in the eye, but that seemed to be more from embarrassment than because she was trying to mislead me.
