misleading en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /(ˌ)mɪsˈliːdɪŋ/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From mislead + -ing.
Meanings
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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.
1926, A[rthur] [S]tanley Eddington, “Survey of the Problem”, in The Internal Constitution of the Stars, page 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most misleading | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more misleading | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
clear · unconfusing · unmisleading
Deriveds
disleading · misleadingly · unmisleading · misleadingness
Synonyms
mistakable · misdirective · confusing
Translations (49)
ru обма́нчивый (tending to mislead) · bg заблуждаващ (tending to mislead) · sv missvisande (tending to mislead) · fi harhaanjohtava (tending to mislead) · es desencaminante (tending to mislead) · sv vilseledande (tending to mislead) · es despistante (tending to mislead) · el παραπλανητικός (tending to mislead) · de missverständlich (tending to mislead) · eo miskonkludiga (tending to mislead) · cmn 虛幻的 /虚幻的 (tending to mislead) · pt ilusório (tending to mislead) · it fuorviante (tending to mislead) · sh obmanjivački (tending to mislead) · grc πλάνος (tending to mislead) · hu félrevezető (tending to mislead) · ar مُضَلِّل (tending to mislead) · es delusorio (tending to mislead) · nb misvisende (tending to mislead) · ru дезориенти́рующий (tending to mislead) · es engañoso (tending to mislead) · bg подвеждащ (tending to mislead) · be зма́нлівы (tending to mislead) · ru вводя́щий в заблужде́ние (tending to mislead) · ka მომატყუებელი (tending to mislead) · fi petollinen (tending to mislead) · ja 紛らわしい (tending to mislead) · cs zavádějící (tending to mislead) · hi भ्रामक (tending to mislead) · ka შეცდომაში შემყვანი (tending to mislead) · he מטעה (tending to mislead) · cmn 誤導的 /误导的 (tending to mislead) · fi harhauttava (tending to mislead) · fr trompeur (tending to mislead) · sh dezorijentirajući (tending to mislead) · cmn 易誤解的 /易误解的 (tending to mislead) · uk обма́нливий (tending to mislead) · grc παραγωγός (tending to mislead) · de irreführend (tending to mislead) · pt enganoso (tending to mislead) · eo misgvida (tending to mislead) · cmn 使人產生誤解 /使人产生误解 (tending to mislead) · hu megtévesztő (tending to mislead) · nl misleidend (tending to mislead) · fi erehdyttävä (tending to mislead) · ru ло́жный (tending to mislead) · es descaminante (tending to mislead) · de verwirrend (tending to mislead) · sh prijetvoran (tending to mislead)