Emily Dickinson Lexicon

MIS-LEAD, v.t. [pret. and pp. misled; See Lead.]

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. But of the two, less dangerous is th' offense, / To tire our patience, than mislead our sense. Pope.