Mislead

Definitions

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

Equivalents

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.”

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