3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mislead \Mis*lead"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misled}; p. pr & vb
n. {Misleading}.] [AS. misl?dan. See {Mis-}, and {Lead} to
conduct.]
To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide
into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.
Trust not servants who mislead or misinform you
--Bacon.
To give due light To the mislead and lonely traveler.
--Milton.
Syn: To delude; deceive. See {Deceive}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misleading \Mis*lead"ing\, a.
Leading astray; delusive.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
misleading
adj : 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" [syn: {deceptive}]
more about misleading
browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
or search
thesauri
dictionary
search words
|
