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{
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{
"word": "guide"
},
{
"word": "lead"
},
{
"word": "direct"
}
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"word": "misleader"
},
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"t": "to mislead"
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"etymology_text": "From Middle English misleden, from Old English mislǣdan (“to mislead”), from Proto-Germanic *missalaidijaną (“to mislead”), equivalent to mis- + lead.",
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{
"ref": "2004, Green Day (lyrics and music), “Jesus of Suburbia”, in American Idiot",
"text": "City of the dead / At the end of another lost highway / Signs misleading to nowhere",
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}
],
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"To lead astray, in a false direction."
],
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"astray",
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],
[
"false",
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[
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(literally) To lead astray, in a false direction."
],
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"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "forlead"
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{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "misguide"
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{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "misinform"
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],
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{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔaḍalla",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "أَضَلَّ"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "molorecʿnel",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "մոլորեցնել"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "sxal uġġutʿyamb tanel",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "սխալ ուղղությամբ տանել"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zabluždavam",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "заблуждавам"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "desencaminar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "誤導"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wùdǎo",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "误导"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "svést"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "klamat"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "vildlede"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "misleiden"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "johtaa harhaan"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "harhauttaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "égarer"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "in die Irre führen"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "irreführen"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "airzjan",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "planáō",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "πλανάω"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "portare sulla cattiva strada"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "sviare"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "adastyru",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "адастыру"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "bɑmphŏən",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "បំភាន់"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "fortēon"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wprowadzać w błąd"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "wprowadzić w błąd"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "mylić"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zmylić"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "desencaminhar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vvodítʹ v zabluždénije",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "вводи́ть в заблужде́ние"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vvestí v zabluždénije",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ввести́ в заблужде́ние"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obmányvatʹ",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "обма́нывать"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obmanútʹ",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "обману́ть"
},
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"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "обманути"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"tags": [
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"word": "obmanuti"
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{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "zavêsti"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "desviar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "propiciar equivocarse"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "desencaminar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "vilseleda"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "tt",
"lang": "Tatar",
"roman": "adaştıru",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "адаштыру"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "ayartmak"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "saptırmak"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "yanıltmak"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "xabel",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "խաբել"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "enganyar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "bedotten"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "bedriegen"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "vedättää"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "mésinformer"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "félrevezet"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "megtéveszt"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "ingannare"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "raggirare"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "truffare"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "disinformare"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "decipio"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "tuapeka"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "whakatuapeka"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "rūpahu"
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{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "papahu"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "whakapōhēhē"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "enganar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "pallquy"
},
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"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
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"word": "завести"
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"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"tags": [
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"word": "zavesti"
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{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "kandırmak"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "aldatmak"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podveždam",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "подвеждам"
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{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "verleiden"
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{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "verlokken"
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{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "vietellä"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "viekotella"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "induire en erreur"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 10 0 4",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "lead in a false direction",
"word": "förleda"
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"To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression."
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{
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"sense": "deceive by giving a false impression",
"word": "beguile"
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{
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"sense": "deceive by giving a false impression",
"word": "cheat"
}
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]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "The preacher elaborated Satan's ways to mislead us into sin"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To deceptively trick into something wrong."
],
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"To accidentally or intentionally confuse."
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"ref": "1951, Improvement of Grading Practices for the Air Training, page 31",
"text": "If all the misleads (incorrect alternatives) are illogical, absurd, or in any way unattractive as possible answers, the student has no difficulty in choosing the correct answer.",
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"A wrong or bad lead; a leading in the wrong direction."
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"examples": [
{
"ref": "2021, Aren Bjorgman, Frozen Ashes",
"text": "The skinny body, a mislead to make people think that he was captured by someone and tortured. Even the loud gunshot was a mislead to make them ask questions to common citizens. His long untidy hair, also a mislead.",
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}
],
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"That which is deceptive or untruthful (e.g. a falsehood, deception, untruth, or ruse)."
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[
"falsehood",
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[
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[
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[
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"(countable) That which is deceptive or untruthful (e.g. a falsehood, deception, untruth, or ruse)."
],
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}
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},
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"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1951, Improvement of Grading Practices for the Air Training, page 31",
"text": "If all the misleads (incorrect alternatives) are illogical, absurd, or in any way unattractive as possible answers, the student has no difficulty in choosing the correct answer.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A wrong or bad lead; a leading in the wrong direction."
],
"links": [
[
"lead",
"lead"
]
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English countable nouns",
"English terms with quotations",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2021, Aren Bjorgman, Frozen Ashes",
"text": "The skinny body, a mislead to make people think that he was captured by someone and tortured. Even the loud gunshot was a mislead to make them ask questions to common citizens. His long untidy hair, also a mislead.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"That which is deceptive or untruthful (e.g. a falsehood, deception, untruth, or ruse)."
],
"links": [
[
"falsehood",
"falsehood"
],
[
"deception",
"deception"
],
[
"untruth",
"untruth"
],
[
"ruse",
"ruse"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(countable) That which is deceptive or untruthful (e.g. a falsehood, deception, untruth, or ruse)."
],
"tags": [
"countable"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/mɪsˈliːd/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-iːd"
},
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"word": "mislead"
}
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"msg": "skipping string in the middle of translations: </table></div></div>\n\n",
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}
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{
"called_from": "page/2517",
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],
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}
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"called_from": "page/2517",
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