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misleading

/mɪsˈliː.dɪŋ/

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adjective

/mɪsˈliː.dɪŋ/B2formal
  • ruДающий неверное представление или впечатление; заставляющий кого-то поверить в то, что не является правдой.

Giving the wrong idea or impression; causing someone to believe something that is not true.

  1. Deceptive or confusingB2formal

    Intended or likely to cause someone to believe something that is not true, either on purpose or by accident.

    ruВводящий в заблуждение

    • The advertisement was considered misleading because it exaggerated the product's benefits.
    • His statement was misleading, making everyone think the project was finished.
    • The graph was misleading due to the way the data was presented.

    Synonymsambiguousconfusingdeceptivedelusiveequivocalerroneousfallaciousillusoryinaccurate

    Antonymsaccurateclearhoneststraightforwardtransparenttruthfulunequivocal

Forms
  • more misleading comparative form
  • most misleading superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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verb

mislead/mɪsˈliːd/B2formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия, вызывающего у кого-либо неверное представление или впечатление, часто путем предоставления ложной или неполной информации.

A verb used to indicate the act of causing someone to have a wrong idea or impression, often by giving false or incomplete information.

irregular verb

  1. Lead in the wrong directionB2formal

    To guide someone incorrectly, causing them to go the wrong way or make a wrong decision.

    ruСбивать с пути

    • The faulty map misled the hikers into the swamp.
    • The sign misled drivers, sending them down a dead-end road.
    • He was misled by the confusing directions and arrived late.

    Synonymslead astraymisdirectmisguide

    Antonymsdirectguideleadsteer

  2. Deceive or give false informationB2formal

    To cause someone to believe something that is not true, often by providing incorrect or incomplete facts.

    ruВводить в заблуждение

    • The advertisement misled customers about the product's effectiveness.
    • Politicians sometimes mislead the public with exaggerated claims.
    • She felt misled by the company's promises of a high salary.

    Synonymsbamboozledeceivedeludefoolhoodwinklead astraymisinformtrick

    Antonymsenlightenguideinforminstructundeceive

Forms
  • misled past participle
  • misled past simple
  • misleading present participle
  • misleads third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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