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
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.
• (lead in a false direction): forlead, misguide, misinform
• (deceive by giving a false impression): deceive, delude, beguile, cheat
• (trick into something wrong): seduce
• guide, lead, direct
• 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
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
