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—
E. M. Forster
E. M. Forster
misleader
noun
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Examples of mislead in a Sentence
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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—Chris Morris, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2024
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—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2024
The confusion over when enforcement measures will be implemented has left members of the 23rd Street Merchant Association feeling misled by city staff and councilmembers.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
Today, officials from Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Mexico and Washington said X's AI widget, Grok, misled users about ballot deadlines after President Joe Biden withdrew his re-election bid.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
The secretaries in a letter to Musk said that X’s AI chatbot Grok misled users about ballot deadlines in numerous states shortly after President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid against former President Donald Trump on July 21.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 5 Aug. 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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