to mislead
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3.9
- verb
- /ˌmɪsˈliːd/
- Unfortunately, this metaphor is more likely to mislead than to illuminate.
- the mislead public
- mislead through advertising
- mislead consumers
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Watch on YouTubeI just don't want people being misled about the nature of their condition.
- I just don't want people being misled about the nature of their condition.
- They will mislead people using statistics about the benefits.
- They're hoping, they're hoping that the person will be misled by the statement.
- But had Popeye himself been misled by mistruth?
- Witnesses told jurors that they had been lied to and misled by Holmes.
- And you are being in some respect misled.
- Don't let these people speak because goodness knows they might, might mislead the public.
- First of all, they weren't confused, they were misled.
- We have really, I think been, we've been misled.
- And in many case they don't necessarily are trying to mislead people.
- If the biologist is inaccurate, it's because she's being misled.
Examples
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Be careful not to use the grapevine to mislead or confuse others.
Academic text (1993) -
I just don't want people being misled about the nature of their condition.
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Why call her back and mislead her?
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Statistics are used to mislead a lot.
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Edward, people will try to mislead you.
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Admiral, no one is trying to mislead you.
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But I'm not going to mislead you.
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You guys didn't mislead the committee.
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They will mislead people using statistics about the benefits.
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Why call her back and mislead her?
Synonyms
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1.3
To say something that is not true to trick someone
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2.1
To trick someone into believing something that is not true
229
3.9
To make someone believe something that is not true to get an advantage
73
6.3
Make someone believe something that is not true
63
6.9
Give a false story about someone or something to trick people
57
6.4
To trick someone into believing something false
42
4.8
To give someone wrong information, often by mistake
25
5.5
To make someone go the wrong way, behave badly, or believe things that are not true
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9.0
Say things that are not true to make people believe you
16
6.0
To send someone the wrong way or give wrong directions
12
8.0
To describe a person or thing unfairly
6
3.9
To make all the people believe something that is not true
4
5.9
To say something that is not exactly what happened to make it look better
4
7.9
To trick someone into believing something false
3
5.8
To give wrong information in a report, often by mistake
2
4.3
To give someone wrong advice or directions that lead them to make mistakes
Make someone believe something false to trick them
Antonyms
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mislead is made from the parts mis- meaning 'wrong' or 'badly' (seen in mistake) and lead meaning 'to guide'. So to mislead someone is to 'lead' them the 'wrong' way, which is why it means causing someone to believe something that is not true.