Our guide misled us in the woods, and we got lost.
SYNONYM(S): misguide, misdirect.He is a good boy, but bad companions misled him.
His lies misled me. Misled by fancy's meteor ray, By passion driven (Robert Burns).
SYNONYM(S): delude, beguile, dupe.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mis|lead´er — mis|lead «mihs LEED», transitive verb, led, lead|ing. 1. to cause to go in the wrong direction; lead astray: »Our guide misled us in the woods, and we got lost. SYNONYM(S): misguide, misdirect. 2. to cause to do wrong; lead into wrongdoing: » … Useful english dictionary
mis|lead´ing|ness — mis|lead|ing «mihs LEE dihng», adjective. 1. causing wrong conclusions; deceiving: »The detectives found that the false clue was misleading. 2. causing mistakes or wrongdoing: »Bad advice can be misleading. –mis|lead´ing|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
mis|lead´ing|ly — mis|lead|ing «mihs LEE dihng», adjective. 1. causing wrong conclusions; deceiving: »The detectives found that the false clue was misleading. 2. causing mistakes or wrongdoing: »Bad advice can be misleading. –mis|lead´ing|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
mis|lead|ing — «mihs LEE dihng», adjective. 1. causing wrong conclusions; deceiving: »The detectives found that the false clue was misleading. 2. causing mistakes or wrongdoing: »Bad advice can be misleading. –mis|lead´ing|ly, adverb. –mis|lead´ing|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
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mis — mis·cel·la·ny; mis·chance; mis·chief; mis·conceit; mis·conduct; mis·content; mis·count; mis·creant; mis·create; mis·cue; mis·deal; mis·de·mean; mis·doubt; mis·er·a·ble; mis·esteem; mis·field; mis·fire; mis·fit; mis·like; mis·luck; mis·match;… … English syllables
lead — de·lead; fair·lead; lead; lead·er; lead·er·less; lead·er·man; lead·er·ship; lead·hill·ite; lead·ing·ly; lead·less; mis·lead; ra·dio·lead; ring·lead; un·lead; lead·en; lead·man; fair·lead·er; lead·en·ly; lead·en·ness; mis·lead·ing·ly;… … English syllables
mis|pri|sion — mis|pri|sion1 «mihs PRIHZH uhn», noun. 1. a) a wrongful action or omission, especially by a public official. b) Law. failure to give to the proper authority information which to a person s knowledge may lead to the apprehension of a felon:… … Useful english dictionary
mis´at|tri|bu´tion — mis|at|trib|ute «MIHS uh TRIHB yoot», transitive verb, ut|ed, ut|ing. to attribute incorrectly: »Acts of anonymous attack…may be misattributed as to source and so lead to a world holocaust (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). –mis´at|tri|bu´tion,… … Useful english dictionary
mis|at|trib|ute — «MIHS uh TRIHB yoot», transitive verb, ut|ed, ut|ing. to attribute incorrectly: »Acts of anonymous attack…may be misattributed as to source and so lead to a world holocaust (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). –mis´at|tri|bu´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
