A wrong or bad lead; a leading in the wrong direction. / (countable) That which is deceptive or untruthful (e.g. a falsehood, deception, untruth, or ruse).

(literally) To lead astray, in a false direction. / To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression. / To deceptively trick into something wrong.

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

present participle of mislead

A deception that misleads.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mislead

plural of misleader

One who leads into error.

plural of misleading

(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of mislead