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Meanings of mislead in English

Portuguese
induzir ao erro
Spanish
despistar

Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions.

induzir ao erro
Portuguese
enganar
Catalan
despistar

Give false or misleading information to.

enganar
Synonyms
Examples for "misinform"
Examples for "misinform"
1
He can enlighten or misinform, persuade or threaten, reward or punish.
A Handbook of Ethical Theory
2
Of course you can, although, you know, I would not like to misinform you.
The good son: a novel
3
The US Bank effort to misinform the OCC was patent.
Reuters
4
George said, Ma I aint sputing you, jes somebody done misinform you dats all.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
5
Why, then, should you, in describing your thirteen cards, deliberately misinform a trusting partner?
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Usage of mislead in English
1
And they're funding studies designed to mislead the American people, he said.
The Irish Times
2
You may have confidence in my reply; it will not mislead you.
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3
They use their political allies to scare and mislead the American people.
The Irish Times
4
But Mr Miriori said Mr Masono is trying to mislead the people.
Radio NZ
5
After all, he had already used a key to mislead the FBI.
The bricklayer
6
But to deliberately mislead me... How come you knew and I didn't?'
To Die in Italbar
7
Nurofen said that it had not intended to mislead customers in Australia.
BBC
8
That's not an accurate description and may mislead some customers, he said.
Radio NZ
9
The occasional phraseology of the Schools which Horace employs should not mislead.
Horace and His Influence
10
That it can be partial, and deliberately mislead you, makes them dangerous.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
11
Keen remarked, 'I have rarely known your feelings to mislead you, sir.'
Beyond the Reef
12
Photography, we are told, cannot lie; evidently it may at times mislead.
The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918
13
He had offered no encouragement, and had done nothing to mislead her.
Lone eagle
14
But why go on- Imightget too enthusiastic, and mislead the reader.
The Secrets of the German War Office
15
It was not well chosen, for it was pretty sure to mislead.
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
16
He didn't want to give her any false hopes or mislead her.
The manning grooms: bride on the loose\same time, next year
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Translations for mislead
Spanish
despistar
Catalan
despistar
Mislead through the time
Mislead across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common