Synonyms

misled

American

[mis-led] / mɪsˈlɛd /

adjective

wrongly led, guided, or informed.

He's not a bad writer, just terribly misled about his strengths.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of mislead.

Etymology

Origin of misled

First recorded before 1000

Example Sentences

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The jury found that Meta was responsible for violating New Mexico's Unfair Practices Act because it misled the public about the safety of its platforms for young users.

From BBC

A federal jury in California found Friday that tech tycoon Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders, driving down the company's share price as he was poised to buy it in a $44 billion deal.

From Barron's

But he was able to beat a 2023 lawsuit brought by Tesla shareholders claiming the CEO had misled them with posts about the car company.

From BBC

He later said that he did not believe that he misled anyone.

From BBC

This allegedly misled tax authorities and allowed the company to avoid the VAT payments.

From Barron's

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