mislead

Definition

Examples

The advertisement was removed because it could mislead customers about the price.

Word Family

Synonyms

• deceivebe false to; be dishonest with
• misinformgive false or misleading information to
• lead astrayhaving a meaning similar to mislead

Collocations

• Easy mislead the public
  to mislead the public, meaning to lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
• Medium mislead customers with deceptive discounts
  to mislead customers with deceptive discounts, meaning to lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
• Hard deliberately mislead statutory audit regulators
  describing deliberately mislead statutory audit regulators (with intention; in an intentional manner)
• Very Hard cunningly mislead competitors with decoy bids
  describing cunningly mislead competitors with decoy bids (in an attractive manner)