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—
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misleader
noun
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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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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Gutierrez reasoned that jurors were confused by the testimony, including with respect to economic terms, and were misled by hypotheticals.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Those omissions misled investors and analysts who were interested in understanding the impact of cryptomining on Nvidia's business, the plaintiffs said.
—John Kruzel, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the county alleged PepsiCo and Coca-Cola companies have misled the public about the recyclability of their plastic bottles and downplayed the negative environmental and health impacts of plastic disposal.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Mislead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mislead. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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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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