misleading

[ mis-lee-ding ]
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adjective
  1. deceptive; tending to mislead.

Origin of misleading

1
First recorded in 1630–40; mislead + -ing2

Other words from misleading

  • mis·lead·ing·ly, adverb
  • mis·lead·ing·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for misleading

misleading

/ (mɪsˈliːdɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. tending to confuse or mislead; deceptive

Derived forms of misleading

  • misleadingly, adverb

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