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Misleading

Misleading is used to describe something that gives the wrong impression or leads someone to a false belief.

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Examples:

The Christian precedent of a church is particularly misleading.The advertisement gave a misleading impression of the product.His statements were misleading and confused the entire team.

Etymology:

etymology
First used in the late 15th century. From the prefix mis- meaning wrong + leading, from Old English lædan meaning to lead.

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