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Definition of misleading adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

misleading

adjective
 
/ˌmɪsˈliːdɪŋ/
 
/ˌmɪsˈliːdɪŋ/
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  1. giving the wrong idea or impression and making you believe something that is not true synonym deceptive
    • misleading information/advertisements
    • It would be seriously misleading to suggest that television has no effect on children.
    Extra Examples
    • Some of the information on the website was dangerously misleading.
    • The brochure was extremely misleading about the cost of the holiday.
    • They face prosecution if they provide false or misleading information.
    Topics Personal qualitiesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • about
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See misleading in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee misleading in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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