mislead

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmɪsˈliːd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/mɪsˈlid/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mis lēd)

Inflections of 'mislead' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
misleads
v 3rd person singular
misleading
v pres p
misled
v past
misled
v past p

mislead
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Sense: Verb: deceive
Synonyms:
deceive Collocations, delude, give sb the wrong impression, give sb a bum steer (informal), give sb false intel (informal), lead sb up the garden path (informal), string along (informal), dupe, bamboozle, trick Collocations, hoodwink (informal), defraud, sucker Collocations (slang), take in, ensnare, beguile, fool Collocations, bluff Collocations, scam Collocations, put sb on (informal), lie to, pull sb's leg (informal), pull the wool over sb's eyes (informal), send sb on a wild goose chase (informal), hoax Collocations, con Collocations (informal), cozen (archaic)


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