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misleading

 [mis-lee-ding]  

mis·lead·ing

   [mis-lee-ding]
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

   [mis-leed] 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, lead1

Related forms
mis·lead·er, noun
un·mis·led, adjective

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

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misleading (mɪsˈliːdɪŋ)
 
—adj
tending to confuse or mislead; deceptive
 
misleadingly
 
—adv

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