mislead
/mɪsˈliːd/ noun C2- A wrong or bad lead; a leading in the wrong direction.
- That which is deceptive or untruthful (e.g. a falsehood, deception, untruth, or ruse).
Plural misleads
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If his own vanity, however, did not mislead him, _he_ was the cause--his pride and caprice were the cause--of all that Jane had suffered, and still continued to suffer.
The blow had struck home, and Danglars was entirely vanquished; with a trembling hand he took the two letters from the count, who held them carelessly between finger and thumb, and proceeded to scrutinize the signatures, with a minuteness that the count might have regarded as insulting, had it not suited his present purpose to mislead the banker.
but, like a phosphoric light, they rise but to mislead.
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