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misleading misleading definition

misleading


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  mislead 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  mislead 
 
  Sense  2 
  misinform,  mislead 
  =>  lie 
  =>  equivocate,  tergiversate,  prevaricate,  palter 
  =>  overstate,  exaggerate,  overdraw,  hyperbolize,  magnify,  amplify 
  =>  deceive,  betray,  lead  astray 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  mislead 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  mislead 
 
  Sense  2 
  misinform,  mislead 
  =>  lie 
  =>  romance 
  =>  perjure 
  =>  fib 
  =>  cover  up 
  =>  cover  for 
  =>  equivocate,  tergiversate,  prevaricate,  palter 
  =>  overstate,  exaggerate,  overdraw,  hyperbolize,  magnify,  amplify 
  =>  overemphasize,  overemphasise,  overstress 
  =>  boast,  tout,  swash,  shoot  a  line  brag,  gas,  blow,  bluster,  vaunt,  gasconade 
  =>  puff 
  =>  gloat,  triumph,  crow 
  =>  preen,  pride,  congratulate 
  =>  embroider,  pad,  lard,  embellish,  aggrandize,  aggrandise,  blow  up  dramatize,  dramatise 
  =>  glorify 
  =>  deceive,  betray,  lead  astray 
  =>  pose,  impersonate,  personate 
  =>  masquerade 
  =>  bamboozle,  snow,  hoodwink,  pull  the  wool  over  someone's  eyes,  lead  by  the  nose,  play  false 
  =>  gull,  dupe,  slang,  befool,  cod,  fool,  put  on  take  in  put  one  over  put  one  across 
  =>  pull  the  leg  of  kid 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  mislead 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  mislead 
 
  2  senses  of  mislead 
 
  Sense  1 
  mislead,  misguide,  lead  astray 
  =>  lead,  take  direct,  conduct,  guide 
 
  Sense  2 
  misinform,  mislead 
  =>  inform 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  mislead 
 
  mislead  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  mislead 
 
  Sense  1 
  mislead,  misguide,  lead  astray 
  =>  lead,  take  direct,  conduct,  guide 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  misinform,  mislead 
  =>  inform 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  mislead 
 
  The  verb  mislead  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  mislead,  misguide,  lead  astray  --  (lead  someone  in  the  wrong  direction) 
  2.  (2)  misinform,  mislead  --  (give  false  or  misleading  information  to) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  misleading 
 
  The  adj  misleading  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  deceptive,  misleading  --  (tending  to  deceive  or  mislead  either  deliberately  or  inadvertently;  "the  deceptive  calm  in  the  eye  of  the  storm";  "deliberately  deceptive  packaging";  "a  misleading  similarity";  "statistics  can  be  presented  in  ways  that  are  misleading") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  misleading 
 
  1  sense  of  misleading 
 
  Sense  1 
  deceptive,  misleading 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  dishonest)  ->  honest,  honorable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  misleading 
 
  1  sense  of  misleading 
 
  Sense  1 
  deceptive,  misleading 
  =>  dishonest  (vs.  honest),  dishonorable 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  misleading 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  misleading 
 
  misleading  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  misleading 
  misleading 
 
  Overview  of  verb  mislead 
 
  The  verb  mislead  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  mislead,  misguide,  lead  astray  --  (lead  someone  in  the  wrong  direction) 
  2.  (2)  misinform,  mislead  --  (give  false  or  misleading  information  to) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  misleading 
 
  The  adj  misleading  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  deceptive,  misleading  --  (tending  to  deceive  or  mislead  either  deliberately  or  inadvertently;  "the  deceptive  calm  in  the  eye  of  the  storm";  "deliberately  deceptive  packaging";  "a  misleading  similarity";  "statistics  can  be  presented  in  ways  that  are  misleading") 



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