MISLED

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

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Etymology 1

Verb

misled

simple past tense and past participle of mislead

Etymology 2

Verb

misled

simple past tense and past participle of misle

Anagrams

• elmids, melids, milsed, slimed, smiled

Source: Wiktionary

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Mis*led", imp. & p. p.

Definition: of Mislead.

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

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