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mislead vs misled

The phrases "mislead" and "misled" are not directly comparable as they are different verb forms. "Mislead" is the present tense form of the verb, while "misled" is the past tense and past participle form. Both are correct, but they are used in different contexts.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 1187 views

mislead

The word "mislead" is the present tense form of the verb, meaning to cause someone to have a wrong idea or impression about someone or something.

Use "mislead" when you want to describe the action of causing someone to have a wrong idea or impression.

Examples:

He tried to mislead the investors with false information.
The advertisement was designed to mislead consumers about the product's effectiveness.

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Or the killer is cunning and is trying to mislead the investigation.
I like to mislead my competition - encourage underestimation with the idea that I have an impediment.
You can't mislead people, Trish.
If you want, I know how to mislead therapists.
A maze is designed to mislead.
The officially expressed 'understanding' of some governments should not mislead us.
That is monstrous and despicable to mislead and use people.
The eye is fake to mislead the predator.
A Scheduler cannot control or mislead human's emotions.
Maybe that's just part of his disguise to mislead everyone.
The labelling, advertising and presentation of a material or article shall not mislead the consumers.
Advertisements regarding pesticides and pesticide products must not mislead users or the public.
This is a blatant attempt to mislead our citizens and so I rejected the report.
We should not mislead European citizens in the European internal transport market.
It appears that governments in neutral countries have a tendency to mislead citizens.
Active materials and articles shall not bring about changes in the composition or the organoleptic characteristics of the food which could mislead the consumers.
2. The labelling, advertising and presentation of a material or article shall not mislead the consumers.
I bet Detective Blades went out of his way not to mislead anyone about his status.
Counsel's trying to mislead the jury.
The eight legs was a mislead.

Alternatives:

deceive
trick
fool
delude
lead astray

misled

The word "misled" is the past tense and past participle form of the verb, indicating that someone has been caused to have a wrong idea or impression about someone or something.

Use "misled" when referring to the past action of causing someone to have a wrong idea or impression.

Examples:

She realized she had been misled by his promises.
The public was misled by the false reports.

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Running Milk has already misled this court.
One could almost say he has misled us.
Consumers are currently being deliberately misled.
Look... We have been deeply misled.
I misled you, put you at unnecessary risk, and we did not even retrieve the essential item we came for.
And yet it seems unwise to ignore the possibility that you were misled.
You breached protocol, misled a major metropolitan police department.
You understand this obligation, which is why... I think you may have misled the men who just left.
OK, I'm sorry I misled everyone.
I was there because they misled me.
I never misled you, Sexby.
I was misled and I failed you miserably.
Unsuspecting users are frequently misled and become the victims of fraud.
He has misled the British people and they see it live on their television screens.
The people have been duped, misled and treated with contempt.
If you were misled, it's because you wanted to be.
They suspect that the bride-to-be may have... misled the groom regarding past indiscretions.
We were misled, and this is a systematic flaw in the core of medicine.
Sorry if you feel misled, sir, but I did not lie to you.
I misled you or you made the wrong assumption, either way we are asking her to resume a prior relationship - nothing she hasn't already done.

Alternatives:

deceived
tricked
fooled
deluded
led astray

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