misleading
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misleading
- /(ˌ)mɪsˈliːdɪŋ/
Rhymes with -iːdɪŋ
Where it comes from
From mislead + -ing.
adjective more misleading · most misleading
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Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression, even if technically true.
The problem does not appear so hopeless when misleading metaphor is discarded.
Similar: confusing, misdirective, mistakable · Opposite: clear, unconfusing, unmisleading
verb
- present participle and gerund of mislead
noun misleadings
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A deception that misleads.
According to this tradition, acts of deception that are mere misleadings are morally better than acts of deception that are lies.
Similar: disinformation, false pretense, fakeout, head fake, misinformation, ploy, ruse
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: deceptive, dishonest, dishonorable, spurious, bogus, mendacious, misrepresentation, fake, untruthful, deception, deceiving, deceitful, fallacious, deceit, delusive, fraudulent
Translations
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adj tending to mislead
| Español | engañoso, despistante, delusorio, descaminante, desencaminante |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 紛らわしい magirawashii |
| 中文 | 易誤解的 /易误解的 yì wùjiě de, 誤導的 /误导的 wùdǎo de, 虛幻的 /虚幻的 xūhuàn de, 使人產生誤解 /使人产生误解 shǐrén chǎnshēng wùjiě |
| हिन्दी | भ्रामक bhrāmak |
| Português | enganoso, ilusório |
| Français | trompeur |
| Deutsch | irreführend, missverständlich, verwirrend |
| Italiano | fuorviante |
| Ελληνικά | παραπλανητικός paraplanitikós |
| Русский | обма́нчивый obmánčivyj, дезориенти́рующий dezorijentírujuščij, ло́жный lóžnyj, вводя́щий в заблужде́ние vvodjáščij v zabluždénije |
| العربية | مُضَلِّل muḍallil |
| עברית | מטעה mat'é |
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@misc{misleading_2026,
title = {misleading},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/misleading},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
