mislead

CEFRC1

/mɪsˈliːd/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To cause someone to believe something that is not true.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.

Examples

  • I won’t mislead you, I won’t betray you, I won't shirk!

  • The speaker believes that cosmetic industries mislead women with impossible claims.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To deceptively trick into something wrong.

  2. To lead astray, in a false direction.

  3. To accidentally or intentionally confuse.

More examples

In context

  • The preacher elaborated Satan's ways to mislead us into sin

  • City of the dead / At the end of another lost highway / Signs misleading to nowhere

  • If all the misleads (incorrect alternatives) are illogical, absurd, or in any way unattractive as possible answers, the student has no difficulty in choosing the correct answer.

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The false advertisement tried to blank customers about its product benefits.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English mysleden, from Old English mislǣdan (“to mislead”), from Proto-Germanic *missalaidijaną (“to mislead”). By surface analysis, mis- + lead.