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Meaning of Mislead | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

mɪsˈliːd

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية أضل ضلل

Български подвеждам

Bosanski svest

Català desencaminar enganyar

Čeština klamat svést

Deutsch in die Irre führen irreführen

Esperanto erarigi

Español descaminar descarriar desencaminar despistar desviar embabucar embaucar embelecar encalabrinar engañar entuturutar inducir a error propiciar equivocarse

Suomi harhauttaa johtaa harhaan valhe vedättää viekotella vietellä

Français égarer induire en erreur mésinformer

עברית כזב

हिन्दी बहकाना

Hrvatski svest

Magyar félrevezet megtéveszt

Հայերեն խաբել մոլորեցնել

Italiano disinformare ingannare portare sulla cattiva strada raggirare sviare truffare

日本語詿

Қазақша адастыру

Latina dēcipiō

Te Reo Māori papahū

Nederlands bedotten bedriegen misleiden verleiden verlokken

Polski mylić wprowadzać w błąd wprowadzić w błąd zmylić

Português desencaminhar enganar

Русский ввести́ в заблужде́ние вводи́ть в заблужде́ние обмануть обманывать

Српски svest

Svenska förleda vilseleda

Türkçe aldatmak ayartmak kandırmak saptırmak yanıltmak

Examples

“If all the misleads (incorrect alternatives) are illogical, absurd, or in any way unattractive as possible answers, the student has no difficulty in choosing the correct answer.”

“The skinny body, a mislead to make people think that he was captured by someone and tortured. Even the loud gunshot was a mislead to make them ask questions to common citizens. His long untidy hair, also a mislead.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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Meaning of Mislead | Babel Free

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