MISLEADING
deceptive, misleading
(adjective) designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently; “the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm”; “deliberately deceptive packaging”; “a misleading similarity”; “statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
misleading (comparative more misleading, superlative most misleading)
Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression.
Synonyms
• mistakable
• confusing
Verb
misleading
present participle of mislead
Noun
misleading (plural misleadings)
A deception that misleads.
Anagrams
• misaligned, misdealing
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*lead"ing, a.
Definition: Leading astray; delusive.
MISLEAD
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