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
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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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Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Carr has repeatedly expressed interest in the complaint over 60 Minutes, which alleged that CBS misled viewers by airing two different responses to the same question about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, one on 60 Minutes and the other on Face the Nation.
—ArsTechnica, 7 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
While these sources can inform beneficiaries about the many options, many policymakers have raised concerns about misleading marketing steering people into plans that don’t serve their needs.
—Grace McCormack, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Mislead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mislead. Accessed 19 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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