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misleading |
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}]
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