misleading
11misleading — [[t]mɪ̱sli͟ːdɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf If you describe something as misleading, you mean that it gives you a wrong idea or impression. It would be misleading to say that we were friends... The article contains several… …
12misleading — mis|lead|ing [ mıs lidıŋ ] adjective * intended or likely to make someone believe something that is incorrect or not true: Several aides made misleading statements to the committee. Statistics, as we know, can be very misleading. ╾… …
13misleading */ — UK [mɪsˈliːdɪŋ] / US [mɪsˈlɪdɪŋ] adjective intended or likely to make someone believe something that is incorrect or not true Several aides made misleading statements to the committee. Statistics, as we know, can be very misleading. Derived word …
14Misleading — Mislead Mis*lead (m[i^]s*l[=e]d ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misled} (m[i^]s*l[e^]d ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Misleading}.] [AS. misl[=ae]dan. See {Mis }, and {Lead} to conduct.] To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to… …
15misleading — adjective likely to make someone believe something that is not true: The article was misleading, and the newspaper has apologized. misleadingly adverb: You imply, misleadingly, that you knew nothing about it , accused the prosecutor …
16misleading — adjective a leaflet full of misleading statements Syn: deceptive, confusing, deceiving, equivocal, ambiguous, fallacious, specious, spurious, false …
17misleading — [mɪsˈliːdɪŋ] adj intended or likely to make someone believe something that is incorrect or not true He had made misleading statements to the committee.[/ex] …
18misleading — Delusive; calculated to lead astray or to lead into error. A Judge s instructions which are of such a nature as to be misunderstood by the jury, or to give them a wrong impression, are said to be misleading. See also deception deceit… …
19misleading — Delusive; calculated to lead astray or to lead into error. A Judge s instructions which are of such a nature as to be misunderstood by the jury, or to give them a wrong impression, are said to be misleading. See also deception deceit… …
20misleading — Leading into error. Deceiving. As used in a statute forbidding corporations from taking a name so clearly resembling that of an existing corporation as to be misleading, the word is not synonymous with confusing, but it means calculated to lead… …
