US /(ˌ)mɪsˈliːdɪŋ/
adj noun verb Freq #19873

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Giving a false idea or impression, even if not completely untrue.

    The headline was misleading and made the situation sound worse than it was.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · giving a false idea or... deceptiveconfusingmisdirective
Word family
Forms misleadingness

Etymology

From mislead + -ing.

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