misleadv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)mɪsˈliːd/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsˈlid/

Inflections: Past tense and past participle misled;

Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and lead v.¹

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Cognate with Middle Dutch misleiden , misleeden , misleden (Dutch misleiden ), Old High German misseleiten (German missleiten ), Swedish missleda , Danish mislede < the Germanic base of mis- prefix¹ + the Germanic base of lead v.¹

a. transitive. Originally: to lead astray in action or conduct, to lead into error (now rare). In later use (now the usual sense): to deceive by giving incorrect information or a false impression (of a situation, etc.); to delude or misinform. Also intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > report or state wrongly [verb (transitive)] > lead into error, mislead

dwellc888

forlereOE

beleada1000

forleseOE

misteachOE

undergoc1000

mislearOE

misleadOE

bicharrea1100

bedwelec1205

overlead?c1225

misbihedec1300

miswendc1325

misguyc1375

miscounsel1389

misbeleadc1390

faitc1430

miswrest?a1475

misguide1480

scandalize1538

misadvise1548

misdraw1599

misdirect1603

traduce1613

to throw (also put) off the scenta1637

misswaya1640

undirect1647

mislight1648

widdlea1689

OE Ælfric 1st Let. to Wulfstan (Corpus Cambr. 190) in B. Fehr Die Hirtenbriefe Ælfrics (1914) 130 Blind bið se lareow, þe læran sceal folc, gif he læran ne cann, ne he leornian nele, ac mislæt his hyrimen and hine sylfne forðmid.

c1250 in Englische Studien (1935) 70 236 (MED) He wende uel atte frome þat heo sie misled oþer sum brut gume heuede hire misred.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 28264 Mi spussed wyfe i haue misledd Bath in byrdyng and in bedde.

c1450 ( J. Walton tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Linc. Cathedral 103) 160 (MED) Ignoraunce Mysledeþ fooles into vanite, Out of þe path of verrey suffisaunce.

a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 142 He dothe many thyngis..wherof Some byth damagid, Some byth myslade.

1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer ii. f. cccxlvii But folysshe ignoraunce mysledeth wandring wretches by vncouth wayes.

1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 255 When the affection of the heart..is misled and deceiued by humane reason.

1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 161 Scattered Counsels..will rather distract, and Misleade, then Settle, and Direct.

1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd i. 226 The erring Soul Not wilfully mis-doing, but unware Misled .

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. iv. 73 Men are misled by external Circumstances of Temptation.

1767 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy IX. xxix. 125 Thou hast been set on, and deluded, dear Bridget... Tell me then,..whose suspicion has misled thee?

1781 W. Cowper Retirem. 126 The roving eye misleads the careless heart.

1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles iii. v. 88 Though by ambition far misled, Thou art a noble knight.

1856 B. Brodie Psychol. Inq. (ed. 3) I. iii. 98 Juries have..been misled by the refinements of medical witnesses.

1897 B. Stoker Dracula ix. 113 She was trying all she knew to mislead her mother and prevent her from being anxious.

1921 G. B. Shaw Back to Methuselah Pref. p. lxxxvi I was sometimes forced to make a verbal distinction between science and knowledge lest I should mislead my readers.

1966 Listener 27 Oct. 631/1 The film misled again in the sequence that showed Russian troops leaving Hungary in 1958.

1987 Sunday Express Mag. 10 May 56/2 Don't be misled by our low price. This is not one of those flimsy PVC garments that only lasts five minutes.

†b. transitive (reflexive). To blunder, make mistakes. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > behave badly [verb (reflexive)]

misbearc1300

misguyc1375

misleada1393

misrulea1393

misgovernc1400

misordera1450

misbehave1475

misdemeana1525

mishave1528

misuse1532

dismeanor1598

misdemeanour1620

misconduct1812

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > misbehaviour > [verb (reflexive)]

misleada1393

misordera1450

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. 4310 Hou thei for love hemself mislede.

a1425 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (1987) iv. 48 The folk of Troie hemselven so mysledden That with the worse at nyght homward they fledden.

†c. transitive. To misinterpret. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > misinterpret [verb (transitive)]

misunderstanda1225

mistake1402

misconstruea1425

miskenc1480

misgloze1532

misinterpret1547

missense1560

wrest1563

misdeem1570

misconceive1586

misconstruct1596

misinfer1597

misconceit1598

misknowa1600

to look beyond1600

lose1600

mismean1605

misprize1609

misread1612

misween1614

misimagine1626

misapprehend1628

construea1640

mislead1654

equivocate1665

misrender1674

misaccept1697

miscomprehend1813

misperceive1911

1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 80 Manie Papists have misled Scripture in their..labouring to prov the single life of the Priests to be of Divine Command.

†2. transitive. To mismanage. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > manage or administer > badly

misleadc1225

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > be unskilled in [verb (transitive)] > manage unskilfully

misleadc1225

misrulea1393

misgovernc1400

miscook?1507

mishandle1530

maladminister1649

mismanage1692

misconduct1755

c1225 Worcester Glosses to Old Eng. Homilies in Anglia (1928) 52 25 Misfadige : mislet.

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. 1678 His astat..In such manere forto lede That he his houshold ne mislede.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. cxxx^v To..make serche of certayne thynges than myslad and euyll gyded within the Realme.

3. transitive. To lead or guide in the wrong direction. Also figurative. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > show (the way) [verb (transitive)] > lead astray

misbeleadc1390

mislead1575

roblet1674

1575 G. Fenton Golden Epist. f. 9^v Others suposing themselues to be misse led and gone astray, are notwithstanding in the high way to their felicitie.

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. i. 39 Are not you hee, That..Misselead nightwanderers.

1656 A. Cowley Davideis i. 15 in Poems An Angel whose..might Put by the weapon, and misled it right.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 640 A Flame, Which..Misleads th' amaz'd Night-wanderer from his way.

1714 J. Gay Shepherd's Week vi. 57 Will-a-Wisp mis-leads Night-faring Clowns, O'er Hills.

1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. at Colt-pixy A spirit or fairy, in the shape of a horse, which..misleads horses into bogs, etc.

1837 E. Bulwer-Lytton Ernest Maltravers I. i. i. 10 The lights..have rather misled me.

1898 A. B. Gomme Trad. Games II. 41 Every art is employed, without removing the nest or egg, to mislead the blindfolded player.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	mislead
释义	misleadv. Brit. /(ˌ)mɪsˈliːd/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈlid/ Inflections: Past tense and past participle misled; Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and lead v.¹ Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with Middle Dutch misleiden , misleeden , misleden (Dutch misleiden ), Old High German misseleiten (German missleiten ), Swedish missleda , Danish mislede < the Germanic base of mis- prefix¹ + the Germanic base of lead v.¹ 1. a. transitive. Originally: to lead astray in action or conduct, to lead into error (now rare). In later use (now the usual sense): to deceive by giving incorrect information or a false impression (of a situation, etc.); to delude or misinform. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > report or state wrongly [verb (transitive)] > lead into error, mislead dwellc888 forlereOE beleada1000 forleseOE misteachOE undergoc1000 mislearOE misleadOE bicharrea1100 bedwelec1205 overlead?c1225 misbihedec1300 miswendc1325 misguyc1375 miscounsel1389 misbeleadc1390 faitc1430 miswrest?a1475 misguide1480 scandalize1538 misadvise1548 misdraw1599 misdirect1603 traduce1613 to throw (also put) off the scenta1637 misswaya1640 undirect1647 mislight1648 widdlea1689 OE Ælfric 1st Let. to Wulfstan (Corpus Cambr. 190) in B. Fehr Die Hirtenbriefe Ælfrics (1914) 130 Blind bið se lareow, þe læran sceal folc, gif he læran ne cann, ne he leornian nele, ac mislæt his hyrimen and hine sylfne forðmid. c1250 in Englische Studien (1935) 70 236 (MED) He wende uel atte frome þat heo sie misled oþer sum brut gume heuede hire misred. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 28264 Mi spussed wyfe i haue misledd Bath in byrdyng and in bedde. c1450 ( J. Walton tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Linc. Cathedral 103) 160 (MED) Ignoraunce Mysledeþ fooles into vanite, Out of þe path of verrey suffisaunce. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 142 He dothe many thyngis..wherof Some byth damagid, Some byth myslade. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer ii. f. cccxlvii But folysshe ignoraunce mysledeth wandring wretches by vncouth wayes. 1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 255 When the affection of the heart..is misled and deceiued by humane reason. 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 161 Scattered Counsels..will rather distract, and Misleade, then Settle, and Direct. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd i. 226 The erring Soul Not wilfully mis-doing, but unware Misled . View more context for this quotation 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. iv. 73 Men are misled by external Circumstances of Temptation. 1767 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy IX. xxix. 125 Thou hast been set on, and deluded, dear Bridget... Tell me then,..whose suspicion has misled thee? 1781 W. Cowper Retirem. 126 The roving eye misleads the careless heart. 1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles iii. v. 88 Though by ambition far misled, Thou art a noble knight. 1856 B. Brodie Psychol. Inq. (ed. 3) I. iii. 98 Juries have..been misled by the refinements of medical witnesses. 1897 B. Stoker Dracula ix. 113 She was trying all she knew to mislead her mother and prevent her from being anxious. 1921 G. B. Shaw Back to Methuselah Pref. p. lxxxvi I was sometimes forced to make a verbal distinction between science and knowledge lest I should mislead my readers. 1966 Listener 27 Oct. 631/1 The film misled again in the sequence that showed Russian troops leaving Hungary in 1958. 1987 Sunday Express Mag. 10 May 56/2 Don't be misled by our low price. This is not one of those flimsy PVC garments that only lasts five minutes. †b. transitive (reflexive). To blunder, make mistakes. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > behave badly [verb (reflexive)] misbearc1300 misguyc1375 misleada1393 misrulea1393 misgovernc1400 misordera1450 misbehave1475 misdemeana1525 mishave1528 misuse1532 dismeanor1598 misdemeanour1620 misconduct1812 the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > misbehaviour > [verb (reflexive)] misleada1393 misordera1450 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. 4310 Hou thei for love hemself mislede. a1425 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (1987) iv. 48 The folk of Troie hemselven so mysledden That with the worse at nyght homward they fledden. †c. transitive. To misinterpret. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > misinterpret [verb (transitive)] misunderstanda1225 mistake1402 misconstruea1425 miskenc1480 misgloze1532 misinterpret1547 missense1560 wrest1563 misdeem1570 misconceive1586 misconstruct1596 misinfer1597 misconceit1598 misknowa1600 to look beyond1600 lose1600 mismean1605 misprize1609 misread1612 misween1614 misimagine1626 misapprehend1628 construea1640 mislead1654 equivocate1665 misrender1674 misaccept1697 miscomprehend1813 read1879 misperceive1911 1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 80 Manie Papists have misled Scripture in their..labouring to prov the single life of the Priests to be of Divine Command. †2. transitive. To mismanage. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > manage or administer > badly misleadc1225 the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > be unskilled in [verb (transitive)] > manage unskilfully misleadc1225 misrulea1393 misgovernc1400 miscook?1507 mishandle1530 maladminister1649 mismanage1692 misconduct1755 c1225 Worcester Glosses to Old Eng. Homilies in Anglia (1928) 52 25 Misfadige : mislet. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. 1678 His astat..In such manere forto lede That he his houshold ne mislede. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. cxxx^v To..make serche of certayne thynges than myslad and euyll gyded within the Realme. 3. transitive. To lead or guide in the wrong direction. Also figurative. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > show (the way) [verb (transitive)] > lead astray misbeleadc1390 mislead1575 roblet1674 1575 G. Fenton Golden Epist. f. 9^v Others suposing themselues to be misse led and gone astray, are notwithstanding in the high way to their felicitie. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. i. 39 Are not you hee, That..Misselead nightwanderers. View more context for this quotation 1656 A. Cowley Davideis i. 15 in Poems An Angel whose..might Put by the weapon, and misled it right. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 640 A Flame, Which..Misleads th' amaz'd Night-wanderer from his way. View more context for this quotation 1714 J. Gay Shepherd's Week vi. 57 Will-a-Wisp mis-leads Night-faring Clowns, O'er Hills. 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. at Colt-pixy A spirit or fairy, in the shape of a horse, which..misleads horses into bogs, etc. 1837 E. Bulwer-Lytton Ernest Maltravers I. i. i. 10 The lights..have rather misled me. 1898 A. B. Gomme Trad. Games II. 41 Every art is employed, without removing the nest or egg, to mislead the blindfolded player. 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