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mis·lead
(mĭs-lēd′)tr.v. mis·led (-lĕd′), mis·lead·ing, mis·leads
1. To lead in the wrong direction.
2. To give a wrong impression or lead toward a wrong conclusion, especially by intentionally deceiving. See Synonyms at deceive.
mis·lead′er n.
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mislead
(mɪsˈliːd)vb (tr) , -leads, -leading or -led
1. to give false or misleading information to
2. to lead or guide in the wrong direction
misˈleader n
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mis•lead
(mɪsˈlid)v.t. -led, -lead•ing.
1. to lead or guide in the wrong direction.
2. to lead into error of conduct, thought, or judgment; lead astray.
[before 1050]
mis•lead′er, n.
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mislead
Past participle: misled
Gerund: misleading
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Verb | 1. | mislead - lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" |
2. | mislead - give false or misleading information to inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" 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 exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" sandbag - downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling 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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mislead
verb deceive, fool, delude, take someone in (informal), bluff, beguile, misdirect, misinform, hoodwink, lead astray, pull the wool over someone's eyes (informal), take someone for a ride (informal), misguide, give someone a bum steer (informal, chiefly U.S.) Ministers knowingly misled the public.
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mislead
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Translations
يُضَلِّل، يَخْدَع
mýlitoklamat
forledevildlede
johtaa harhaanvedättää
blekkja, villa um fyrir
klaidinantis
maldināt
pomýliť
zapeljati
mislead
[mɪsˈliːd] (misled (pt, pp)) VT1. (= give wrong idea) → engañar
I wouldn't like to mislead you → no quisiera inducirle a error, no me gustaría que se hiciera una idea equivocada
I'm afraid you have been misled → me temo que le han dado una idea equivocada
I wouldn't like to mislead you → no quisiera inducirle a error, no me gustaría que se hiciera una idea equivocada
I'm afraid you have been misled → me temo que le han dado una idea equivocada
2. (= misdirect) → despistar
3. (= lead into bad ways) → corromper
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
mislead
[ˌmɪsˈliːd] [misled] (pt, pp) vt → induire en erreurto mislead sb about sth → induire qn en erreur sur qch
to mislead sb deliberately → induire volontairement qn en erreur
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mislead
pret, ptp <misled>vt
(= give wrong idea) → irreführen; you have been misled → Sie irren or täuschen sich, Sie befinden sich im Irrtum (form); don’t be misled by appearances → lassen Sie sich nicht durch Äußerlichkeiten täuschen; the ad misled me into thinking that … → die Anzeige ließ mich irrtümlicherweise annehmen, dass …
(= lead into bad ways) → verleiten (into zu)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
mislead
[ˌmɪsˈliːd] (misled (pt, pp)) vt → trarre in inganno, sviareto mislead sb into thinking that ... → far credere a qn che..., indurre qn a credere che...
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mislead
(misˈliːd) – past tense, past participle misˈled (-ˈled) – verb to give a wrong idea to. Her friendly attitude misled me into thinking I could trust her.
misˈleading adjectivea misleading remark.
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