mislead

//mɪsˈliːd//
B2Frequency Level 10Neutral
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Verb

misleadInfinitive
misleadPresent tense
misledPast tense
misledPast participle
misleadingPresent participle
misleadsThird-person singular
1

To cause someone to believe something that is not true; to deceive or give false information to someone.

The advertisement misled customers about the product's benefits.

2

To lead someone in the wrong direction or to a wrong conclusion.

The faulty map misled us and we ended up in the wrong town.