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Vinony

misleading

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /(ˌ)mɪsˈliːdɪŋ/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English mislead English -ing English misleading From mislead + -ing.

  1. Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression, even if technically true.

    “The problem does not appear so hopeless when misleading metaphor is discarded.”

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English mislead English -ing English misleading From mislead + -ing.

  1. A deception that misleads.

    “According to this tradition, acts of deception that are mere misleadings are morally better than acts of deception that are lies.”

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English mislead English -ing English misleading From mislead + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of mislead