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Illusory vs Misleading - What's the difference?

illusory | misleading | Synonyms |

Illusory is a synonym of misleading.


As adjectives the difference between illusory and misleading

is that illusory is resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal while misleading is deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression.

As a verb misleading is

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As a noun misleading is

a deception that misleads.

illusory

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal
    • Enron's profits were all illusory .

    Related terms

    * illusion * illusionary * illusive

    misleading

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression.

    • Derived terms

    * unmisleading

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A deception that misleads.
  • * 2012 , Jennifer Mather Saul, Lying, Misleading, and What is Said (page 70)
    • According to this tradition, acts of deception that are mere misleadings are morally better than acts of deception that are lies.

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