different between misleading vs hallucinatory

English

Etymology

mislead +? -ing

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i?d??

Adjective

misleading (comparative more misleading, superlative most misleading)

1. Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression, even if technically true.

Synonyms

• mistakable
• confusing

Derived terms

• misleadingly
• unmisleading

Translations

Verb

misleading

1. present participle of mislead

Noun

misleading (plural misleadings)

1. 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.

Anagrams

• misaligned, misdealing

English

Etymology

hallucinate +? -ory

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /h??lu?.s?.n?.t?r.i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /h??lu?.s?.n?.t??r.i/
• Hyphenation: hal?lu?cin?atory

Adjective

hallucinatory (comparative more hallucinatory, superlative most hallucinatory)

1. Partaking of, or tending to produce, hallucination.

Derived terms

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