mislead

Mislead is defined as to bring in the wrong direction or give the wrong idea.

(verb)

An example of to mislead is for a man to flirt with a woman in whom he is really not interested.

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See mislead in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb misled, misleading

  1. to lead in a wrong direction; lead astray
  2. to lead into error (of judgment); deceive or delude
  3. to lead into wrongdoing; influence badly

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See mislead in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb mis·led (-lĕdˈ), mis·lead·ing, mis·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.

Related Forms:

  • mis·leadˈer noun

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