misleading

[ mis-lee-ding ]
/ mɪsˈli dɪŋ /
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adjective

deceptive; tending to mislead.

Origin of misleading

First recorded in 1630–40; mislead + -ing2

OTHER WORDS FROM misleading

mis·lead·ing·ly, adverb mis·lead·ing·ness, noun

Words nearby misleading

misknow, miskolc, mislabel, mislay, mislead, misleading, misleared, mislike, mislocate, mismanage, mismarriage

Definition for misleading (2 of 2)

mislead
[ mis-leed ]
/ mɪsˈlid /

verb (used with object), mis·led, mis·lead·ing.

to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
to lead into error of conduct, thought, or judgment.

verb (used without object), mis·led, mis·lead·ing.

to be misleading; tend to deceive: vague directions that often mislead.

Origin of mislead

before 1050; Middle English misleden, Old English mislǣdan. See mis-1, lead1

OTHER WORDS FROM mislead

mis·lead·er, noun un·mis·led, adjective

Words related to misleading

ambiguous, inaccurate, deceitful, wrong, evasive, puzzling, disingenuous, false, perplexing, beguiling, confounding, bewildering, catchy, delusive, fallacious, specious, spurious, tricky, delusory, demagogic

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British Dictionary definitions for misleading (1 of 2)

misleading
/ (mɪsˈliːdɪŋ) /

adjective

tending to confuse or mislead; deceptive

Derived forms of misleading

misleadingly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for misleading (2 of 2)

mislead
/ (mɪsˈliːd) /

verb -leads, -leading or -led (tr)

to give false or misleading information to
to lead or guide in the wrong direction

Derived forms of mislead

misleader, noun