mislead
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mislead
- /mɪsˈliːd/
Rhymes with -iːd
Where it comes from
From Middle English mysleden, from Old English mislǣdan (“to mislead”), from Proto-Germanic *missalaidijaną (“to mislead”). By surface analysis, mis- + lead.
verb misleads · misleading · misled
- To lead astray, in a false direction. City of the dead / At the end of another lost highway / Signs misleading to nowhere
- To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
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To deceptively trick into something wrong.
The preacher elaborated Satan's ways to mislead us into sin
Similar: seduce
- To accidentally or intentionally confuse.
noun misleads
- 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.
- That which is deceptive or untruthful (e.g. a falsehood, deception, untruth, or ruse). The skinny body, a mislead to make people think that he was captured by someone and tortured. Even the loud gunshot was a mislead to make them ask questions to common citizens. His long untidy hair, also a mislead.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lead astray, misinform, misguide, err, misinformation, delude, error, deceive, deviant, mistaken, disorientate, trick, misrepresentation, distort, wrong, misguided
Translations
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verb lead in a false direction
| Español | desencaminar, despistar, descaminar, descarriar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 誤導 /误导 wùdǎo |
| हिन्दी | बहकाना bahkānā |
| Português | desencaminhar |
| Français | égarer |
| Deutsch | in die Irre führen, irreführen |
| Italiano | portare sulla cattiva strada, sviare |
| Русский | вводи́ть в заблужде́ние vvodítʹ v zabluždénije, ввести́ в заблужде́ние vvestí v zabluždénije, обма́нывать obmányvatʹ, обману́ть obmanútʹ |
| العربية | أَضَلَّ ʔaḍalla |
| עברית | הִטְעָה hit'á |
verb deceive by lies or other false impression
| 中文 | 欺騙 /欺骗 qīpiàn |
|---|---|
| Português | enganar |
| Français | égarer, mésinformer |
| Deutsch | in die Irre führen, täuschen |
| Italiano | ingannare, raggirare, truffare, disinformare |
verb deceptively trick into something wrong
| Español | propiciar equivocarse, inducir a error |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 哄騙 /哄骗 hǒngpiàn |
| Português | enganar |
| Français | égarer, induire en erreur |
| Deutsch | in die Irre führen |
verb accidentally or intentionally confuse
| 中文 | 混淆 hùnxiáo |
|---|---|
| Русский | запутывать zaputyvatʹ |
noun wrong or bad lead
| 中文 | 誤引 /误引 |
|---|
noun that which is deceptive
| 中文 | 謊言 /谎言 huǎngyán |
|---|
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title = {mislead},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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