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 [mɪsˈliːd]

vb -leads, -leading, -led (tr)

1. to give false or misleading information to

2. to lead or guide in the wrong direction

misleader  n

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.) Ministers knowingly misled the public.

Translations

mislead [mɪsˈliːd] (misled (pt, pp)) VT

1. (= give wrong idea) → engañar
I wouldn't like to mislead you → no quisiera inducirle a error, no me gustaría que se hiciera una idea equivocada
I'm afraid you have been misled → me temo que le han dado una idea equivocada

2. (= misdirect) → despistar

3. (= lead into bad ways) → corromper

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mislead [ˌmɪsˈliːd] [misled] (pt, pp) vt → induire en erreur
to mislead sb about sth → induire qn en erreur sur qch
to mislead sb deliberately → induire volontairement qn en erreur

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mislead pret, ptp <misled>

vt

(= give wrong idea) → irreführen; you have been misled → Sie irren or täuschen sich, Sie befinden sich im Irrtum (form); don’t be misled by appearances → lassen Sie sich nicht durch Äußerlichkeiten täuschen; the ad misled me into thinking that … → die Anzeige ließ mich irrtümlicherweise annehmen, dass …

(= lead into bad ways) → verleiten (into zu)

(in guiding) → in die Irre or in die falsche Richtung führen

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mislead [ˌmɪsˈliːd] (misled (pt, pp)) vt → trarre in inganno, sviare
to mislead sb into thinking that ... → far credere a qn che..., indurre qn a credere che...

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mislead [ˌmɪsˈliːd] (misled (pt, pp)) vt → trarre in inganno, sviare
to mislead sb into thinking that ... → far credere a qn che..., indurre qn a credere che...

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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 잘못된 방향으로 이끌다 (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 오해하게 만드는 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