Sekirov Dictionary

mislead

/mɪsˈliːd/

verb 4
noun 2
forms 6

verb4

•
To lead astray, in a false direction.
- City of the dead / At the end of another lost highway / Signs misleading to nowhere — 2004
To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
To accidentally or intentionally confuse.
•
To deceptively trick into something wrong.
- The preacher elaborated Satan's ways to mislead us into sin

noun2

•
A wrong or bad lead; a leading in the wrong direction.
- If all the misleads (incorrect alternatives) are illogical, absurd, or in any way unattractive as possible answers, the student has no difficulty in choosing the correct answer. — 1951
That which is deceptive or untruthful (e.g. a falsehood, deception, untruth, or ruse).

forms

misleaded · misled · misleading · misleadeth · misleads · misleadest

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