mislead

Verbs

  • (v) lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
    • The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver
    misguide, lead astray, misdirect,
  • (v) give false or misleading information to misinform,

Synonyms

misguide lead astray misdirect misinform

Words of close approximity

misleader misleading misleadingly