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mislead
mis·lead M0338200 (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.mislead (mɪsˈliːd) vb (tr) , -leads, -leading or -led1. to give false or misleading information to2. to lead or guide in the wrong direction misˈleader nmis•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. mislead Past participle: misled Gerund: misleading
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I mislead | you mislead | he/she/it misleads | we mislead | you mislead | they mislead |
Preterite |
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I misled | you misled | he/she/it misled | we misled | you misled | they misled |
Present Continuous |
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I am misleading | you are misleading | he/she/it is misleading | we are misleading | you are misleading | they are misleading |
Present Perfect |
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I have misled | you have misled | he/she/it has misled | we have misled | you have misled | they have misled |
Past Continuous |
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I was misleading | you were misleading | he/she/it was misleading | we were misleading | you were misleading | they were misleading |
Past Perfect |
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I had misled | you had misled | he/she/it had misled | we had misled | you had misled | they had misled |
Future |
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I will mislead | you will mislead | he/she/it will mislead | we will mislead | you will mislead | they will mislead |
Future Perfect |
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I will have misled | you will have misled | he/she/it will have misled | we will have misled | you will have misled | they will have misled |
Future Continuous |
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I will be misleading | you will be misleading | he/she/it will be misleading | we will be misleading | you will be misleading | they will be misleading |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been misleading | you have been misleading | he/she/it has been misleading | we have been misleading | you have been misleading | they have been misleading |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been misleading | you will have been misleading | he/she/it will have been misleading | we will have been misleading | you will have been misleading | they will have been misleading |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been misleading | you had been misleading | he/she/it had been misleading | we had been misleading | you had been misleading | they had been misleading |
Conditional |
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I would mislead | you would mislead | he/she/it would mislead | we would mislead | you would mislead | they would mislead |
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I would have misled | you would have misled | he/she/it would have misled | we would have misled | you would have misled | they would have misled | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | mislead - lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"misguide, lead astray, misdirectlead, guide, take, conduct, direct - take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" | | 2. | mislead - give false or misleading information tomisinforminform - 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 informationexaggerate, 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 gamblingdeceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" |
misleadverb 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.misleadverbTo cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation:beguile, betray, bluff, cozen, deceive, delude, double-cross, dupe, fool, hoodwink, humbug, take in, trick.Informal: bamboozle, have.Slang: four-flush.Idioms: lead astray, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, put something over on, take for a ride.Translationsmislead (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. 誤導 误导,使产生错误印象 misˈleading adjectivea misleading remark. 誤導的 使人误解的mislead
mislead (one) about (something)To give one false or deceptive impressions or information about something; to lead one toward a wrong conclusion about something. The accountant had been misleading the bosses about the state of the companies finances while he secretly diverted funds into his own offshore accounts. Don't mislead him about your intentions in the relationship—he deserves to know the truth.See also: misleadmislead someone about somethingto misrepresent something to someone. I hope you are not trying to mislead me about the price. I'm afraid I misled you on this matter.See also: misleadEncyclopediaSeedeceptionmislead
Synonyms for misleadverb deceiveSynonyms- deceive
- fool
- delude
- take someone in
- bluff
- beguile
- misdirect
- misinform
- hoodwink
- lead astray
- pull the wool over someone's eyes
- take someone for a ride
- misguide
- give someone a bum steer
Synonyms for misleadverb to cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentationSynonyms- beguile
- betray
- bluff
- cozen
- deceive
- delude
- double-cross
- dupe
- fool
- hoodwink
- humbug
- take in
- trick
- bamboozle
- have
- four-flush
Synonyms for misleadverb lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directionsSynonyms- misguide
- lead astray
- misdirect
Related Words- lead
- guide
- take
- conduct
- direct
verb give false or misleading information toSynonymsRelated Words- inform
- lie
- beat around the bush
- equivocate
- palter
- prevaricate
- tergiversate
- exaggerate
- hyperbolise
- hyperbolize
- overstate
- amplify
- magnify
- overdraw
- sandbag
- deceive
- lead astray
- betray
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