La publicité était conçue pour induire les consommateurs en erreur en leur faisant croire que le produit était plus efficace qu’il ne l’est en réalité.

Additional translations

égarerSens concret: conduire dans la mauvaise direction ou sur le mauvais chemin.

Synonyms

deceive

lead astray

Antonyms

misleadgerund / present participle

misleading

Used attributively to describe something that is deceptive or gives a wrong impression (e.g. "misleading statistics").

trompeurQualifie ce qui donne une fausse impression; s’emploie aussi au féminin: trompeuse.

Misleading advertisements can harm consumers.

Des publicités trompeuses peuvent nuire aux consommateurs.

Definitions

misleadingadjective

Giving the wrong idea or impression and leading someone to believe something that is not true.

The advertisement was misleading, as it suggested the product was more effective than it actually is.

misleadingnoun

The act or process of causing someone to believe something that is not true.

His deliberate misleading of investors was eventually uncovered.

misleadverb

To cause someone to have a wrong idea or impression about something.

The advertisement was designed to mislead consumers into thinking the product was more effective than it actually is.

To guide someone in the wrong physical direction or onto the wrong course.

The poorly marked trail could easily mislead inexperienced hikers.

misleadgerund / present participle

Giving a wrong idea or impression; deceptive.

Misleading advertisements can harm consumers.