misled
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
v.gave someone the wrong idea or made them believe something that was not true.
v.past tense of mislead; to have provided false or confusing information that caused another to form an incorrect conclusion.
Simple“The company misled its customers about how much the service would cost.”
In context“The witness deliberately misled the investigators by providing a series of conflicting statements regarding his whereabouts on the night in question.”
PitfallThe report mislead the public last year. The report misled the public last year.The past tense of 'mislead' is spelled 'misled', not 'mislead'.
- 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
adj.believing something that is not true because you were given bad information.
adj.functioning as a participial adjective to describe a person or group holding incorrect beliefs due to deceptive or inaccurate information.
Simple“I think you are misled if you believe that this project will be easy.”
In context“The public felt deeply misled by the political campaign's promises, which were retracted immediately following the election results.”
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