misled
ˌmis-ˈled 
; misleading
; misleading
: to lead in a wrong direction or into a mistaken action or belief often by deliberate deceit
His comments were a deliberate attempt to mislead the public.
: to lead astray : give a wrong impression
exciting as they are, they mislead—
E. M. Forster
E. M. Forster
misleader
noun
Examples of mislead in a Sentence
We believe that her comments were deliberately meant to mislead the public.
We believe that her comments were deliberately meant to mislead.
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Campillo said voters were misled by an analysis in their voter guides that estimated the new fee would fall somewhere between $23 and $29 a month.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
In one of them, the agency had accused the bank Capital One of cheating customers out of two billion dollars by misleading them about interest rates offered on its savings accounts.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
Two Syrians who were in the convoy accused the government of misleading them and assuring them the route was safe.
—Megha Rajagopalan, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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You’re all caught up.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
In one of them, the agency had accused the bank Capital One of cheating customers out of two billion dollars by misleading them about interest rates offered on its savings accounts.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
Two Syrians who were in the convoy accused the government of misleading them and assuring them the route was safe.
—Megha Rajagopalan, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Read more What People Think Opinions related to business and economic issues submitted to The Hill:
Don’t be misled about what’s driving our budget deficit
Trump is getting trade history and economics all wrong
You’re all caught up.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Mislead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mislead. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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mislead
verb
mis·lead
(ˈ)mis-ˈlēd
misled
-ˈled
; misleading
; misleading
: to lead in a wrong direction or into a mistaken action or belief
misleading
adjective
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