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misleadingness

misleadingness

9.0
The quality of making people believe something that is not true
  • noun
  • /ˌmɪsˈliːdɪŋnəs/
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  • The misleadingness of the statistics presented in the report created confusion among the audience.

Examples

  • The clearest and most beautiful statement of the misleadingness of the term toleration is that of George Washington in his letter of 1790 to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The misleadingness of the advertisement made many consumers believe the product was more effective than it really was.

  • Her constant exaggerations led to a reputation for misleadingness that made people skeptical of her claims.

Synonyms

deception
vsmisleadingness
163 3.9

An action that makes someone believe something not true

is the broader quality that makes such acts create false impressions
deceit
vsmisleadingness
66 4.6

Dishonest action meant to trick someone

is the overall tendency to create wrong impressions rather than single acts
distortion
vsmisleadingness
46 5.8

A report or statement that gives a false picture of the truth

is the broader state of causing incorrect impressions beyond specific twists
misrepresentation
vsmisleadingness
25 7.5

A statement that gives false information about something

is the general deceptive quality behind such false accounts
falsity
vsmisleadingness
6 7.9

A statement or idea that is not true

is the broader quality that causes such statements to create wrong impressions
disingenuousness
vsmisleadingness
3 8.8

A way of hiding the truth by pretending to be less involved

is the general tendency to create false impressions rather than social pretense
deceitfulness
vsmisleadingness
2 6.5

Trying to make other people believe something that is not true

describes the general state of causing a false or incorrect impression
falseness
vsmisleadingness
2 5.8

A way of speaking or acting that is not true

focuses on the tendency to produce deceptive impressions rather than simple unreliability
untruthfulness
vsmisleadingness
1 7.0

Saying things that are not true on purpose

is the quality of causing false impressions beyond merely lying
deceptiveness
vsmisleadingness
1 7.2

A quality that makes something seem true when it is false

focuses on the general quality of causing false impressions rather than acts
speciousness
vsmisleadingness
  • Formal
1 9.4

The appearance of being true when it is false

is the general tendency to create wrong impressions rather than mere plausibility
illusiveness
vsmisleadingness
8.6

Hard to find or understand because it seems not real

is the general quality of causing false impressions rather than being merely elusive

Antonyms

clarity
152 3.0

How easy it is to understand what someone says or writes

truthfulness
13 2.7

Being honest and not telling lies

How Misleading

fraudulence
1 8.7
dishonesty
46 3.2
misleadingness
9.0
inaccuracy
24 4.9

Surface Forms

misleadingness singular
misleadingnesses plural

Morphology

misleadingness = misleading (transparent) = mis + lead + ing + ness

Formed by regular derivation from 'mislead' -> 'misleading' + '-ness'; the components and their contribution to meaning are straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Misleadingness comes from the prefix mis- meaning 'wrong' or 'badly' and the verb lead meaning 'to guide', as in leader. So it literally means the quality of 'guiding someone wrongly', which is why it describes how tricky or false something is.