misleading word

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• misleading */ — UK [mɪsˈliːdɪŋ] / US [mɪsˈlɪdɪŋ] adjective intended or likely to make someone believe something that is incorrect or not true Several aides made misleading statements to the committee. Statistics, as we know, can be very misleading. Derived word …   English dictionary

• misleading — Leading into error. Deceiving. As used in a statute forbidding corporations from taking a name so clearly resembling that of an existing corporation as to be misleading, the word is not synonymous with confusing, but it means calculated to lead… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Jazz (word) — That Funny Jas Band From Dixieland , 1916 sheet music cover. Alternative spellings such as jass , jas and even jasz were seen until 1918. The origin of the word jazz is one of the most sought after word origins in modern American English. The… …   Wikipedia

• weasel word — noun an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion • Hypernyms: ↑reservation, ↑qualification * * * noun Etymology: weasel (I) + word; from the weasel s reputed habit of sucking the contents out of an egg white… …   Useful english dictionary

• American (word) — Use of the word American in the English language differs according to the historic, geographic, and political context in which it is used. It derives from America , a term originally denoting all of the New World (also the Americas), and its… …   Wikipedia

• weasel word — wea′sel word n. cvb a word used to avoid stating something forthrightly or directly; a word that makes one s views misleading or confusing • Etymology: 1895–1900, amer. wea′sel word ed ,adj …   From formal English to slang

• Fitna (word) — Fitna (فتنة) is an Arabic word, generally regarded as very difficult to translate but at the same time is considered to be an all encompassing word referring to schism, secession, upheaval and anarchy at once. It is often used to refer to civil… …   Wikipedia

• Weir Word — The “Weir Word” is a term of art meant to indicate that erroneous and misleading information has been passed from one individual to another when one party is either unsuspecting, naïve, or gullible. When one has been told that a certain piece of… …   Wikipedia

• Weasel word — Weasel words is an informal term for words that are ambiguous and cannot be substantiated by facts. They are typically used to create an illusion of clear, direct communication. Weasel words are usually expressed with deliberate imprecision with… …   Wikipedia

• weasel word — weasel worded, adj. a word used to temper the forthrightness of a statement; a word that makes one s views equivocal, misleading, or confusing. [1895 1900, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

• buzz word — {n.} A word that sounds big and important in a sentence but, on closer inspection, means little except the speaker s indication to belong to a certain group. * /The politician s speech was nothing but a lot of misleading statements and phony… …   Dictionary of American idioms