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misleading - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'misleading' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Misleading [ a.]
- Leading astray; delusive.
2 . Misleading [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Mislead

Meaning of 'misleading' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . misleading [ s]
Meaning (1):
- designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
Example in sentence:
  • a misleading similarity;
  • deliberately deceptive packaging;
  • statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading;
  • the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm

Nearby Words:

mis mis- misacceptation misaccompt misadjust misadjustment misadventure misadventured misadventurous misadvertence

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