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mis·lead·ing

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–adjective

deceptive; tending to mislead.

[Origin: 1630–40; mislead + -ing²

]

—Related forms

mis·lead·ing·ly, adverb

mis·lead·ing·ness, noun

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mis·lead

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–verb (used with object)

1.	to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.

2.	to lead into error of conduct, thought, or judgment.

–verb (used without object)

3.	to be misleading; tend to deceive: vague directions that often mislead.

[Origin: bef. 1050; ME misleden, OE mislǣdan. See mis-¹, lead¹

]

—Related forms

mis·lead·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. misguide, misdirect. 2. delude, deceive.

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mis·lead Audio Help (mĭs-lēd') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. mis·led (-lěd'), mis·lead·ing, mis·leads

To lead in the wrong direction.
To lead into error of thought or action, especially by intentionally deceiving. See Synonyms at deceive.

mis·lead'er n.

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mis·lead·ing Audio Help (mĭs-lē'dĭng) Pronunciation Key
adj. Tending to mislead; deceptive.

mis·lead'ing·ly adv.

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misleading
adjective
designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently; "the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm"; "deliberately deceptive packaging"; "a misleading similarity"; "statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading"; "shoddy business practices" [syn: deceptive]

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misˈleading adjective

Example: a misleading remark

Arabic:	مُضَلِّل، خادِع
Chinese (Simplified):	使人误解的
Chinese (Traditional):	使人誤解的
Czech:	klamný
Danish:	vildledende
Dutch:	misleiden
Estonian:	eksitav
Finnish:	harhauttava
French:	trompeur
German:	irreführend
Greek:	παραπλανητικός
Hungarian:	félrevezető
Icelandic:	villandi, blekkjandi
Indonesian:	menyesatkan
Italian:	ingannevole, fuorviante

Japanese:	誤解を与える
Korean:	잘못된, 오해하게 하는
Latvian:	maldinošs
Lithuanian:	klaidinantis, apgaulingas
Norwegian:	villedende
Polish:	zwodniczy
Portuguese (Brazil):	enganador
Portuguese (Portugal):	enganador
Romanian:	greşit, înşelător
Russian:	вводящий в заблуждение
Slovak:	klamný
Slovenian:	varljiv
Spanish:	engañoso
Swedish:	vilse-, missledande
Turkish:	yanıltıcı

See also: mislead, "misleading" in any language

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Main Entry: misleading
Function: adjective
: possessing the capacity or tendency to create a mistaken understanding or impression —compare DECEPTIVE, FRAUDULENT

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