mislead
pronunciation
How to pronounce mislead in British English:
UK [ˌmɪsˈliːd]
How to pronounce mislead in American English:
US [ˌmɪsˈliːd]
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- Verb:
- lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
- give false or misleading information to
Word Origin
- mislead (v.)
- Old English mislædan "to mislead," common Germanic compound (compare Middle Low German, Middle Dutch misleiden, Old High German misseleiten, German missleiten, Danish mislede); see mis- (1) + lead (v.). Related: misleading; misled.
Antonym
Example
- 1. He later appeared to mislead the state legislature about it .
- 2. Intentions change and states can mislead .
- 3. Even multiple examples of the same type of bone can mislead .
- 4. The previous chapter covered how lawyers manipulate the language to mislead people .
- 5. Jul 8th 2010as all bankers know league tables can mislead .