mislead

mis·lead  (ms-ld)

tr.v. mis·led (-ld), mis·lead·ing, mis·leads

1. To lead in the wrong direction.

2. To lead into error of thought or action, especially by intentionally deceiving. See Synonyms at deceive.

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mis·leader n.

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mislead

Verb

[-leading, -led] to give false or confusing information to

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	mislead - lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" misguide, lead astray, misdirect lead, guide, take, conduct, direct - take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
	2.	mislead - give false or misleading information to misinform inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" lie - tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29" beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate - be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" sandbag - downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"

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mislead

verb deceive, fool, delude, take someone in (informal) bluff, beguile, misdirect, misinform, hoodwink, lead astray, pull the wool over someone's eyes (informal) take someone for a ride (informal) misguide, give someone a bum steer (informal), chiefly U.S.

Translations

mislead [mɪsˈliːd] vt (irreg like lead) → llevar a conclusiones erróneas;

(deliberately) → engañar

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mislead [mɪsˈliːd] vt irreg like lead) → induire en erreur

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mislead [mɪsˈliːd] irreg like lead) vt → irreführen

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mislead [mɪsˈliːd] vt (irreg) → sviare

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mislead

v mislead [misˈliːd]

to give a wrong idea to Her friendly attitude misled me into thinking I could trust her. mislei يُضَلِّل، يَخْدَع подвеждам mýlit, oklamat vildlede; forlede verleiten παραπλανώ engañar eksiteele viima فریب دادن johtaa harhaan tromper לְהַטעוֹת पथ भ्रष्ट करना zavesti, zavaravati félrevezet menyesatkan blekkja, villa um fyrir ingannare 誤らせる 잘못 이끌다, 그릇된 생각을 갖게 하다 (su)klaidinti maldināt memperdaya misleiden villede; forlede wprowadzić w błąd, zmylić enganar a induce în eroare вводить в заблуждение pomýliť, oklamať speljati obmanuti vilse-, missleda, förleda ทำให้เข้าใจผิด yanıltmak 給...錯誤印象 увести в оману گمراہ کرنا lừa ai làm gì 给...错误印象

adj misˈleading

a misleading remark. misleidend مُضَلِّل، خادِع подвеждащ klamný vildledende irreführend παραπλανητικός engañoso eksitav گمراه کننده harhauttava trompeur מַטעֶה गलत फहमी पैदा करने वाला koji zavodi, varav félrevezető menyesatkan villandi, blekkjandi ingannevole, fuorviante 誤解を与える 잘못된, 오해하게 하는 klaidinantis, apgaulingas maldinošs mengelirukan misleiden villedende zwodniczy enganador greşit, înşelător вводящий в заблуждение klamný varljiv obmanjujući vilse-, missledande ซึ่งแนะนำไปในทางที่ผิด yanıltıcı 使人誤解的 обманливий گمراہ کن sai lạc 使人误解的