Definition
To give someone wrong or incomplete information that causes them to believe something false or make a wrong decision.
Etymology
From Old English 'mis-' (wrongly, badly) plus 'lead' (to guide). The combination literally means to guide wrongly, and it's been used since the 1500s.
Kelly Says
Deliberately misleading information is literally more interesting to our brains than the truth—which is why false stories spread faster on social media than corrections do, a phenomenon proven by MIT researchers.
Translations
BNবাংলা
প্রতারণা
protharona
CACatalà
enganar
ehn-gah-nahr
CSČeština
klamat
klah-mat
DADansk
mislede
mee-sleh-deh
DEDeutsch
irreführen
eer-foo-eh-ren
ELΕλληνικά
απατάω
ah-pah-tah-oh
ESEspañol
engañar
ehn-gah-nyar
FAفارسی
فریب دادن
fereeb dahdan
FISuomi
johtaa harhaan
yoh-tah hah-rah-n
FRFrançais
tromper
troh-mpeh
GUGU
ભૂલ કરવી
bhool karvee
HAHA
matsala
mah-tsah-lah
HEעברית
להוליך שולל
leh-hoh-lee-kh shoo-lahl
HIहिन्दी
भ्रमित करना
bhramit karna
HUMagyar
félrevezetni
fayl-reh-veh-tneh
IDBahasa Indonesia
menipu
meh-nee-poo
IGIG
ọnọdụ ọjọọ
oh-noh-doo oh-joh-oh
ITItaliano
ingannare
een-gah-nah-reh
KKKK
қате қорыту
qate qorytu
KMKM
ការវិនិច្ឆ័យខុស
kaar vinee-chay khsos
MRMR
चुकीचा निर्णय
chukeecha nirnay
MSBahasa Melayu
menipu
meh-nee-poo
MYမြန်မာ
မှားယွင်းချက်
hmaa shwin hket
NLNederlands
misleiden
mee-slay-den
NONorsk
mislede
mee-sleh-deh
PAPA
ਗ਼ਲਤ ਫੈਸਲਾ
ghalat faisla
PLPolski
wprowadzać w błąd
vpro-vah-dzahch v bwohnd
PTPortuguês
enganar
ehn-gah-nahr
RORomână
a induce în eroare
ah in-doo-keh in eh-roh-reh
RUРусский
обманывать
ohb-mah-nah-vyhat
SVSvenska
vilseleda
veel-seh-leh-dah
SWKiswahili
kutanguliza
koo-tah-ngoo-lee-zah
TAதமிழ்
தவறான வழிகாட்டு
thavaraana vazhi-kattu
TEతెలుగు
తప్పుడు దారి
tappudu daari
THไทย
หลอกลวง
lohk loo-ahng
TLTL
linlangin
lee-nahng-een
TRTürkçe
yanıltmak
yahn-luhlt-mak
UKУкраїнська
обманювати
ohb-mah-nyoo-vah-tee
URاردو
دھوکہ دینا
dhokha dena
VITiếng Việt
lừa dối
loo-ah doh-ee
ZUZU
ukudlwengula
oo-koo-dloo-ehn-goo-lah