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mislead

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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.

mis·leader n.

mislead
Verb
[-leading, -led] to give false or confusing information to
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.mislead - lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
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
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"

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

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

mislead [mɪsˈliːd] irreg like lead) vtirreführen

mislead [mɪsˈliːd] vt (irreg) → sviare

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 ...
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


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Ye cannot endure it with yourselves, and do not love yourselves sufficiently: so ye seek to mislead your neighbour into love, and would fain gild yourselves with his error.
I have no need to observe that I do not wilfully or negligently mislead my readers and that before I wrote that description I took pains to investigate the subject.
Yet, in fairness, we must add that they are liars, not with intent to mislead, but merely with the tenderest purpose to console.
 
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