Definition of mislead Mislead
/mɪsliˈd/ - [misleed] - mis•lead
We found 8 definitions of mislead from 4 different sources.
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What does mislead mean?
WordNet
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| mislead - lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" | ||
| misdirect, misguide, lead astray | ||
| guide, conduct, direct, lead, take pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" | ||
| mislead - give false or misleading information to | ||
| misinform | ||
| inform give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching" | ||
| 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 | ||
| hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, magnify, amplify to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" | ||
| sandbag protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up; "The residents sandbagged the beach front" | ||
| 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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Wiktionary 
- mislead (Verb)
To lead astray, in a false direction. - mislead (Verb)
To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression. - mislead (Verb)
To deceptively trick into something wrong. - mislead (Verb)
To accidentally or intentionally confuse.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- mislead (v. t.)
To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.
Part of speech
🔤- mislead, verb, present, 1st person singular of mislead (infinitive).
- mislead, verb (infinitive).
