mislead

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Lừa dối, làm sai lệch sự thật

BrE /mɪsˈliːd/ AmE /mɪsˈlid/

verb en → vi

past misled pp misled ing misleading

1 DECEIVE [transitive] B1

Lừa dối, làm sai lệch sự thật

to make someone believe something that is not true, especially in order to get an advantage over them

  • mislead somebody into doing sth

Collocations mislead someone about something · be misled by something

  • The company was accused of misleading its customers.

    Công ty bị cáo buộc đã lừa dối khách hàng của mình.

2 CONFUSE [transitive] B2

Làm cho ai đó bối rối hoặc không chắc chắn về điều gì đó

to make someone confused or unsure about something, especially by giving them wrong information

  • mislead somebody into thinking/believing sth

Collocations mislead someone about something · be misled by something

  • The confusing instructions misled many people.

    Hướng dẫn phức tạp đã làm cho nhiều người bối rối.