misleading
1misleading — UK US /mɪsˈliːdɪŋ/ adjective ► causing someone to believe something that is not true: »The instructions were confusing and even misleading in some cases. misleading advertisements/advertising/adverts »The credit company has been criticized by the …
2misleading — misleading, deceptive, delusive, delusory all mean having an appearance or character that leads one astray or into error. Misleading is the general term applicable to something which, intentionally or otherwise, leads one away from the right… …
3misleading — adj: possessing the capacity or tendency to create a mistaken understanding or impression compare deceptive, fraudulent Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
4Misleading — Mis*lead ing, a. Leading astray; delusive. [1913 Webster] …
5misleading — (adj.) 1630s, prp. adjective from MISLEAD (Cf. mislead) …
6misleading — [adj] deceptive, confusing ambiguous, beguiling, bewildering, casuistical, catchy, confounding, deceitful, deceiving, deluding, delusive, delusory, demagogic, disingenuous, distracting, evasive, fallacious, false, inaccurate, perplexing, puzzling …
7misleading — 01. Their advertising is somewhat [misleading] because they suggest that they will pay the taxes, but actually, the price is so high that it includes the cost of the tax anyway. 02. The politician [misled] the public into thinking he would reduce …
8misleading — adj. 1) grossly misleading 2) misleading to + inf. (it is misleading to cite only certain sources) * * * [mɪs liːdɪŋ] grossly misleading misleading to + inf. (it is misleading to cite only certain sources) …
9misleading — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ grossly, highly, positively …
10misleading — mis|lead|ing [mısˈli:dıŋ] adj likely to make someone believe something that is not true ▪ The article was misleading, and the newspaper has apologized. seriously/highly/grossly etc misleading ▪ These figures are highly misleading.… …
