CEFR B2

misled

verb

Meaning

Caused someone to have a wrong idea or impression, often by giving them false or incomplete information.

Examples

The witness felt she had been misled by the lawyer's confusing questions.
Investors were misled by the company's inaccurate financial reports.

Synonyms: tricked, deceived, deluded, hoodwinked

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misled (B2)

verb

Pronunciation: /mɪsˈlɛd/

Definition

Caused someone to have a wrong idea or impression, often by giving them false or incomplete information.

Examples

The witness felt she had been misled by the lawyer's confusing questions.
Investors were misled by the company's inaccurate financial reports.
He misled his parents about where he was going on Friday night.

How to Use misled

mislead someone into [doing something] (collocation): To trick someone into performing an action. — "The advertisement misled customers into buying a product they did not need."
be misled by [someone/something] (prepositional phrase): To be the victim of false information provided by a source. — "We were misled by the outdated map."

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