misleading

/mɪslˈiːdɪŋ/

/mɪˈsɫidɪŋ/

[adjective]

misleading

[ADJECTIVE]

intended to give a wrong idea or make one believe something that is untrue

synonyms : deceptive

Examples

1. Seeing no other option, the politician decided desperate times call for desperate measures and made a controversial speech spreading misleading information to sway the crucial election results.

2. The lines at this vaccination center in Ghana's capital, Accra, are misleading.

3. Even the word confrontation is misleading.

4. The name is misleading.