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
E. M. Forster
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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Unless significant number of Republicans break from this objective, don’t be misled about claims of major disagreements over the big, beautiful bill.
—Richard McGahey, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The Federal Trade Commission argued that Garvey unlawfully misled consumers, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit disagreed.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 June 2025
Despite feeling secure in her connection, Walker says she was misled — ultimately left single and vulnerable at the firepit.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 12 June 2025
This is confusing at best (how many of us are going to drink just half of what appears to be a single-serve smoothie?) and misleading at worst.
—Betty Gold Kider, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 June 2025
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Richard McGahey, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The Federal Trade Commission argued that Garvey unlawfully misled consumers, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit disagreed.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 June 2025
Despite feeling secure in her connection, Walker says she was misled — ultimately left single and vulnerable at the firepit.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 12 June 2025
This is confusing at best (how many of us are going to drink just half of what appears to be a single-serve smoothie?) and misleading at worst.
—Betty Gold Kider, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for mislead
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“Mislead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mislead. Accessed 19 Jun. 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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