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misled

[/mɪsˈled/]
verb (past tense and past participle of 'mislead')
enganado, induzido em erro, ludibriado
1. Past tense of mislead; to cause someone to believe something that is not true; to deceive or give false information
I was misled by the advertisement about the product quality.
Fui enganado pelo anúncio sobre a qualidade do produto.
2. To lead someone in the wrong direction or toward an incorrect conclusion
The journalist misled her readers with false statistics.
A jornalista enganou seus leitores com estatísticas falsas.
NYC Slang
played/got played, bamboozled
Synonyms
deceiveddupedtrickedhoodwinkedfooled
Antonyms
informedenlightenedguided correctly

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
enganado, ludibriado
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro
enganado, logrado
Colloquial usage; 'logrado' is also common
São Paulo
enganado, induzido em erro
More formal usage; common in business contexts
Portugal
enganado, iludido, ludibriado
'Iludido' is particularly common in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

misled into believing
deliberately misled
grossly misled
lead someone astray
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