Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
MISLEAD
misinform, mislead
(verb) give false or misleading information to
mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astray
(verb) lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; “The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
mislead (third-person singular simple present misleads, present participle misleading, simple past and past participle misled) (transitive)
(literally) To lead astray, in a false direction.
To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
To deceptively trick into something wrong.
To accidentally or intentionally confuse.
Synonyms
• (lead in a false direction): forlead, misguide, misinform
• (deceive by giving a false impression): deceive, delude, beguile, cheat
• (trick into something wrong): seduce
Antonyms
• guide, lead, direct
Anagrams
• elasmid, m'ladies, medial s, medials, misdeal, smailed
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*lead", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misled; p. pr. & vb. n. Misleading.] Etym: [AS. misl. See Mis-, and Lead to conduct.]
Definition: To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive. Trust not servants who mislead or misinform you. Bacon. To give due light To the mislead and lonely traveler. Milton.
Syn.
– To delude; deceive. See Deceive.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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