verb
- past tense and past participle of mislead; caused someone to have a wrong idea or impression about something
Examples
- The witness was misled by the lawyer’s confusing questions.
- I was misled into thinking the meeting was at 3 PM.
- The advertisement misled customers about the product’s benefits.
- She felt misled by the incomplete information she received.
- The map misled us and we took the wrong route.
- He was misled by false promises of easy money.