misled
Americanadjective
verb
Etymology
Origin of misled
First recorded before 1000
Example Sentences
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Ipco's report, released earlier this year, found one senior MI5 officer had lied repeatedly while another had misled his own colleagues and lied about what he was told.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Voters were misled into believing the tax would focus on revamping the fire department’s infrastructure, said Sgt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
The lawsuit filed in a California federal court on Monday said Huang and Nvidia misled shareholders about the national security concerns raised by the affair, and that their misleading statements "artificially inflated" Nvidia's share price.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
Chris Norris, chief policy officer at the National Residential Landlords Association, said it was concerning that some felt misled.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
‘I was misled by Gaia and that horrible Roman child!’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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