misled
adj.adj. having a wrong idea or belief because someone gave you bad information. You feel this way when you realize the truth is different from what you were told.
adj. having been deceived or guided into a mistaken belief or course of action. Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'feel' or 'be'.
I feel misled by the false promises in the advertisement.
The investors felt misled after the company failed to disclose its significant debts in the annual report.
Voters often feel misled when campaign promises are discarded immediately following an election, leading to a profound sense of disillusionment with the political process.
While technically the past participle of 'mislead', it functions primarily as an adjective describing a state of being deceived.
I was mislead by himI was misled by himLearners often use the base form 'mislead' instead of the irregular past participle 'misled' because of the spelling of 'lead' versus 'led'.