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disleading en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /dɪsˈliːdɪŋ/

Etymology

Blend of dis- + misleading.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, qualifier:malapropism) Alternative form of misleading.
   alt of misleading
   • The geographers map is the exaggeration of certain scientific facts that are apt to prove disleading to the unskilied eye. 1897, The Atlanta Constitution 1897-10-17: Vol 30, page 27:
   • Bordo maintained the word ‘partisan’ in the second clause of the resolution was unnecessary and disleading because the stands taken by CUS were political in the sense that every organization takes political stands. 1968, The Gateway (1968-09-17), page 1:
   • The problem is an epidemic of mis- and disleading content made to scam your attention {...} for monetary gain alone. 2023, Kyle Hill, 12s from the start, in YouTube’s Science Scam Crisis:
   • A seed is misbranded if the package or label bears any statement, design or device which is false or disleading in any particular. 1913, Annual report of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, page 425:
   • Direct Service and Trackage Oil is charged with disleading advertising. 1935, National Petroleum News 1935-10-23: Vol 27 Iss 43, page 23:

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