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