mislead

Speech parts

1. mislead - Noun

2. mislead - Verb

Meaning

To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

deceive misguide misinform cheat seduce misdirect delude beguile lead astray gaslight conn rook gull wile bluff
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Antonyms

direct guide shew point school show
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Hypernyms

take lead direct guide conduct inform

Hyponyms

lie amplify betray deceive exaggerate magnify

Phrases with the word

bait and mislead advertising to mislead

Derivatives

misled misleading

Anagrams

misdeal elasmid

Examples

The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error, not directly by weakness of the reasoning powers, but by preconceived opinion, by prejudice. Arthur Schopenhauer

Those who prefer their English sloppy have only themselves to thank if the advertisement writer uses his mastery of the vocabulary and syntax to mislead their weak minds. Dorothy L. Sayers

Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes! Leonardo da Vinci

There's a gullible side to the American people. They can be easily misled. Religion is the best device used to mislead them. Michael Moore

The advice of the aged will not mislead you. Welsh Proverb

The devil seduced Eve in Italian. Eve mislead Adam in Bohemian. The Lord scolded them both in German. Then the angel drove them from paradise in Hungarian. Polish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

mislayed by mislayer misle misleadable misleader misleadership