Equivoque vs. Mislead

Equivoqueadjective

(obsolete) Equivocal.

Misleadverb

(literally) To lead astray, in a false direction.

Equivoquenoun

(obsolete) A homonym.

Misleadverb

To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.

Equivoquenoun

A play on words, a pun.

Misleadverb

To deceptively trick into something wrong.

‘The preacher elaborated Satan's ways to mislead us into sin’;

Equivoquenoun

Ambiguity or double meaning.

Misleadverb

To accidentally or intentionally confuse.

Equivoquenoun

An ambiguous term; a word susceptible of different significations.

Misleadverb

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.’; ‘To give due lightTo the mislead and lonely traveler.’;

Equivoquenoun

An equivocation; a guibble.

Misleadverb

lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions;

‘The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver’;

Misleadverb

give false or misleading information to

Misleadverb

cause (someone) to have a wrong idea or impression

‘the government misled the public about the road's environmental impact’;