mislead
to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
to lead into error of conduct, thought, or judgment.
to be misleading; tend to deceive: vague directions that often mislead.
Origin of mislead
1Other words for mislead
Other words from mislead
- mis·lead·er, noun
- un·mis·led, adjective
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How to use mislead in a sentence
If an inventor intentionally conceals facts or misleads the public by an erroneous description, his patent is void.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesGlib talk often commands an undeserved confidence and misleads the wage earner.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig PerlmanAt first this reasoning misleads one, but numerous objections present themselves.
It is at this stage of his progress that the poultry keeper of this class does the boasting which misleads others.
Our Domestic Birds | John H. RobinsonThis is typical to some extent of all houses in Morocco, even in the coast towns, and greatly misleads the globe-trotter.
Morocco | S.L. Bensusan
British Dictionary definitions for mislead
/ (mɪsˈliːd) /
to give false or misleading information to
to lead or guide in the wrong direction
Derived forms of mislead
- misleader, noun
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