MISLEADING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does misleading mean? 

• MISLEADING (adjective)
  The adjective MISLEADING has 1 sense:

1. designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

  Familiarity information: MISLEADING used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MISLEADING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

Synonyms:

deceptive; misleading

Context example:

statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading

Similar:

dishonest; dishonorable (deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive)

 Context examples 

Information on which to base your decision may be missing, misleading, or confusing, so strive to clarify all.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

He had a motive in misleading us.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But critics of the research implied the findings were misleading, and urged parents not to worry about whether their child's brain is 'damaged'.

(Too Much Screen Time Changes Structure of Toddlers' Brains, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

My brother admires her greatly already; he will have frequent opportunity now of seeing her on the most intimate footing; her relations all wish the connection as much as his own; and a sister's partiality is not misleading me, I think, when I call Charles most capable of engaging any woman's heart.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Popular lectures are the easiest to listen to, but Mr. Waldron (here he beamed and blinked at the lecturer) will excuse me when I say that they are necessarily both superficial and misleading, since they have to be graded to the comprehension of an ignorant audience. (Ironical cheering.)

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Neptune will be in hard angle to that full moon of December 11, so it would not be the right time to sign a contract, as it appears key clauses could be confusing, misleading, or missing.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)