English verb: mislead | |||
1. | mislead (motion) lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions | ||
Samples | The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver. | ||
Synonyms | lead astray, misdirect, misguide | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conduct, direct, guide, lead, take | ||
2. | mislead (communication) give false or misleading information to | ||
Synonyms | misinform | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inform | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | amplify, beat around the bush, betray, deceive, equivocate, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, lead astray, lie, magnify, overdraw, overstate, palter, prevaricate, sandbag, tergiversate | ||