Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Mislead \Mis*lead"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misled}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Misleading}.] [AS. misl?dan. See {Mis-}, and {Lead} to
   conduct.]
   To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide
   into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.

         Trust not servants who mislead or misinform you.
                                                  --Bacon.

         To give due light To the mislead and lonely traveler.
                                                  --Milton.

   Syn: To delude; deceive. See {Deceive}.

Misleading \Mis*lead"ing\, a.
   Leading astray; delusive.

Source : WordNet®

misleading
     adj : tending to deceive or mislead either deliberately or
           inadvertently; "the deceptive calm in the eye of the
           storm"; "deliberately deceptive packaging"; "a
           misleading similarity"; "statistics can be presented in
           ways that are misleading" [syn: {deceptive}]