misleading
About 6.53 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression, even if technically true.
- verb present participle and gerund of mislead
- noun A deception that misleads.
Similar words
deceptive dishonest dishonorable spurious bogus mendacious misrepresentation fake untruthful deception
Often followed by
to and in because the information as or statements
Word family
mislead misleader misleaders misleadingly misleads misled
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