mislead

US: /mɪˈsɫid/
UK: /mɪslˈiːd/


English Vietnamese dictionary


mislead /mis'li:d/ (misled) /mis'led/
  • ngoại động từ
    • làm cho lạc đường, làm cho lạc lối
    • làm cho mê muội, làm cho lầm đường lạc lối
    • lừa dối

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb
(misled, misled ) [VN] ~ sb (about sth)
~ sb (into doing sth) to give sb the wrong idea or impression and make them believe sth that is not true: He deliberately misled us about the nature of their relationship. + Misleading the court in a trial is a serious offence.

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
misinform, lead astray, misguide, misdirect, throw off the scent or track, pull the wool over someone's eyes, fool, outwit, bluff, hoodwink, trick, humbug, bamboozle, deceive, dupe, gull, cozen, Colloq con, take in, lead up the garden path, flimflam, slip or put or pass one over on, Slang take, US give someone a bum steer:
I was misled into believing that she loved only me. He is misleading you if he says that the shares will soon increase in value.

Collocation dictionary


ADV.

seriously | completely, totally | slightly | actively, deliberately
She was accused of deliberately misleading Parliament.
| allegedly | easily
They were naive and easily misled.

VERB + MISLEAD

attempt to, try to | be liable to
Statistics taken on their own are liable to mislead.

PREP.

about
Parliament has been totally misled about this affair.
| into
The company misled hundreds of people into investing their money unwisely.


Concise English dictionary


misled|misleads|misleading‚mɪslɪːd
verb
+lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
+give false or misleading information to