mislead

Definition

To lead astray, in a false direction.

Etymology

From Middle English mysleden, from Old English mislǣdan (“to mislead”), from Proto-Germanic *missalaidijaną (“to mislead”). By surface analysis, mis- + lead.

Example Sentences

• "City of the dead / At the end of another lost highway / Signs misleading to nowhere"
• "The preacher elaborated Satan's ways to mislead us into sin"