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1. Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
   "The pedestrian misled the out-of-town driver";
   - misdirect, misguide, lead astray
    
2. Give false or misleading information to
   "In the primary case, they aim to mislead the hearer about the state of things";
   - misinform, disinform

Derived forms: misled, misleading, misleads

Type of: conduct, direct, guide, inform, lead, take

Encyclopedia: Mislead