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mis-leader
mis·lead
/
mɪsˈlid
/
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mis-
leed
]
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verb,
mis·led,
mis·lead·ing.
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:
before 1050;
Middle English
misleden,
Old English
mislǣdan.
See
mis-
1
,
lead
1
Related forms
mis·lead·er,
noun
un·mis·led,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
misguide, misdirect.
2.
delude, deceive.
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World English Dictionary
mislead
(mɪsˈliːd)
—
vb
,
-leads
,
-leading
,
-led
1.
to give false or misleading information to
2.
to lead or guide in the wrong direction
mis'leader
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
mislead
O.E. mislædan, common Gmc. compound (cf. M.L.G., M.Du. misleiden, O.H.G. misseleiten, Ger. missleiten, Dan. mislede); see
mis-
(1) +
lead
(v.). Related: misleading; misled.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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