mislead

Plural: misleads

Verb

Verb Forms: misled, misleading, misleads

To guide someone in the wrong direction or deceive them.
lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
give false or misleading information to
To lead astray, in a false direction.
To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
To deceptively trick into something wrong.
To accidentally or intentionally confuse.

Noun

A wrong or bad lead; a leading in the wrong direction.
That which is deceptive or untruthful (e.g. a falsehood, deception, untruth, or ruse).

Examples

He tried to mislead me with a fake word, but my dictionary app confirmed it was invalid.
The preacher elaborated Satan's ways to mislead us into sin

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English mysleden, from Old English mislǣdan (“to mislead”), from Proto-Germanic *missalaidijaną (“to mislead”). By surface analysis, mis- + lead.

Synonyms

lead astray, misdirect, misguide, misinform, beguile, cheat, deceive, delude, forlead, seduce

Antonyms

direct, guide, lead

Scrabble Score: 10

mislead: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mislead: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mislead: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

mislead: valid Words With Friends Word