mislead
verb (used with object)
to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
has misled
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present perfectof mislead (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The ease with which genes pass on mechanical, protein-coded traits like eye color has misled even scientists into thinking that they pass on other traits straightforwardly as well.
From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2026
California regulators say Tesla has misled consumers about the capabilities of its “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving” modes, which cannot be used without an alert human driver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
You have chapters devoted to explaining how Friedman's revival of Ricardo's vision has misled us in three major areas — in finance, in "free trade" and in environmental economics.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2025
The legal action was brought by the country's competition regulators, where Dell Australia admitted that it has misled customers about the price of selection of monitors available to 'bundle', the regulator said in a statement.
From Reuters ● Aug. 14, 2023
This bewildering adaptability has misled many into unprofitable experiments, and the very rapidity of growth has been a disadvantage.
From Our Italy by Charles Dudley Warner
