1. Designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
   "a misleading similarity"; "statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading";
   - deceptive

1. Give false or misleading information to
   "In the primary case, they aim to mislead the hearer about the state of things";
   - misinform, disinform
    
2. Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
   "The pedestrian misled the out-of-town driver"; "The misleading signs led tourists astray";
   - misdirect, misguide, lead astray

See also: dishonest, dishonorable [US], dishonourable [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: conduct, direct, guide, inform, lead, take

Encyclopedia: Misleading