To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
Used in a Sentence
misled
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for misled.
Editorial note
In many cases they just hide the mistakes so that others without that background don't know they're being misled.
Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of misled gathered in one view.
To deceptively trick into something wrong.
(literally) To lead astray, in a false direction.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for misled.
verb
To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
verb
To deceptively trick into something wrong.
verb
(literally) To lead astray, in a false direction.
verb
(loosely) To accidentally or intentionally confuse.
Example sentences
In many cases they just hide the mistakes so that others without that background don't know they're being misled.
TweetAdder lied on its website and misled users into thinking that it was complying with Twitter rules, deceiving consumers.
They mitigated risk enough to convince her to work there, no one was lied to or misled.
It's a sad commentary on how deluded (or misled) the rest of the computing industry can be.
Don't be misled by this into thinking your idea actually is inconsequential.
But do not be misled into thinking you can keep it simplified.
How do you know that no one was lied to or misled?
I closed the video when you got to the money part, cranky because I felt like I had been misled.
In most cases I only know second-hand, and I could be mistaken or misled.
I feel misled, and I never thought I would feel that way about something Mozilla would do, which maybe makes it worse.
See how your ignorance of the topic misled you?
Perhaps uninentional, but people were being misled in some way, or claiming that refund was too difficult, or contacting you and getting a prompt response too hard.
Quote examples
Fraud generally consists of false representations made to a party upon which that party reasonably relies to his detriment - in other words, getting "tricked," misled, etc.
I guess I was misled by the title that talks about the "water supply" when they really mean "the quality of water" or something along those lines.
What's amazing is that Americans can look at Russia and North Korea and "see how the people are being misled by propaganda" but refuse to believe that propaganda is used in the U.
If one is not reading carefully, or if the section heading has scrolled of the top of the screen, one might be misled into thinking the "added section" was also authored by Johnson et.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use misled in a sentence?
In many cases they just hide the mistakes so that others without that background don't know they're being misled.
What does misled mean?
To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
What part of speech is misled?
misled is commonly used as verb.