“+ verb
Etymology: Middle English misleden, from Old English mislǣdan, from mis- (I) + lǣdan to lead — more at lead
transitive verb
: to lead in a wrong direction or into a mistaken action or belief : deceive
had been much opposed by women, crossed, balked, wronged, misled — Francis Hackett
the persons who have first deceived themselves are most effective in misleading others — John Dewey
intransitive verb
: to lead astray
exciting as they are, they mislead — E.M.Forster
Synonyms: see deceive