mislead

(mĭs-lēd')
tr.v., -led (-lĕd'), -lead·ing, -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.

misleader mis·lead'er n.

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has the form misled as its past tense and past participle.

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verb

To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation: beguile, betray, bluff, cozen, deceive, delude, double-cross, dupe, fool, hoodwink, humbug, take in, trick. Informal bamboozle, have. Slang four-flush. Idioms: lead astray, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, put something over on, take for a ride. See honest/dishonest.

v

Definition: give someone the wrong idea, information
Antonyms: advise, counsel, guard, lead, protect

For a list of words related to mislead, see:

• Falsehood, Pretense, and Exaggeration - mislead: (vb) deceive; give false impression or advice to

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - føre på afveje, bringe på vildspor, vildlede

Nederlands (Dutch)
misleiden, bedriegen

Français (French)
v. tr. - tromper, induire (qn) en erreur

Deutsch (German)
v. - irreführen, täuschen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παραπλανώ, εξαπατώ, κατευθύνω λανθασμένα

Italiano (Italian)
ingannare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - enganar, seduzir, extraviar

Русский (Russian)
вводить в заблуждение, вести по неправильному пути, развращать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - engañar, equivocar, descaminar, descarriar, corromper

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vilseleda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
误导

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 誤導

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 속이다, 잘못 인도하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 誤り導く, 誤解させる, 欺く, 悪の道に引き入れる, 悪事に誘う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضلل, يخدع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮היטה מדרך הישר, הוליך שולל, רימה, התעה‬

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