World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English DictionariesMislead
/mɪsˈliːd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cause someone to have a wrong idea or impression about something.
"The advertisement was designed to mislead consumers about the product's effectiveness." - 2
To lead someone astray or into error.
"He misled his friends by providing false information about the event."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'mislead' is derived from the prefix 'mis-' meaning 'wrongly' and the verb 'lead', which comes from Old English 'lǣdan', meaning 'to guide or direct'. The term has evolved over centuries to denote the act of guiding someone in a wrong direction, either intentionally or unintentionally.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mislead" is said worldwide
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induire en erreur
Transliteration: ɛ̃.dɥiʁ ɑ̃ eʁʊʁ
"La publicité a été conçue pour induire en erreur les consommateurs."
irreführen
Transliteration: iʁeˈfyːʁən
"Die Werbung war darauf ausgelegt, die Verbraucher irrezuführen."
ingannare
Transliteration: inɡanˈnaːre
"La pubblicità era progettata per ingannare i consumatori."
engañar
Transliteration: eŋɡaˈɲaɾ
"El anuncio estaba diseñado para engañar a los consumidores."
enganar
Transliteration: ẽɡɐˈnaʁ
"O anúncio foi projetado para enganar os consumidores."
भ्रमित करना
Transliteration: bhramit karna
"विज्ञापन उपभोक्ताओं को भ्रमित करने के लिए बनाया गया था।"
误导
Transliteration: wù dǎo
"广告旨在误导消费者。"
오도하다
Transliteration: odo hada
"광고는 소비자를 오도하기 위해 설계되었습니다."
誤解させる
Transliteration: gokai saseru
"その広告は消費者を誤解させるために作られました。"
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