Definition of "misleading" []

• Tending to mislead; deceptive. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Is the title misleading, absolutely, but anyone who sees the word FREE on any Ad and does not read the disclaimers is an idiot."
• "The Veterans of Foreign War called the pot group use of the acronym "misleading and illegal,""
• "I know some people who found the title misleading and believed the film to be another terrorist drama."