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Misleading

//(ˌ)mɪsˈliːdɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression, even if technically true.

    "The problem does not appear so hopeless when misleading metaphor is discarded."

Adjective
  1. 1
    designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A deception that misleads.

    "According to this tradition, acts of deception that are mere misleadings are morally better than acts of deception that are lies."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of mislead form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From mislead + -ing.

Etymology 2

From mislead + -ing.

Etymology 3

From mislead + -ing.

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