misleidde

Misleidde is a Dutch word that functions as the simple past tense form of the verb misleiden, meaning to mislead or deceive. It is used for past actions by a singular subject (ik misleidde, jij misleidde, hij/zij/het misleidde) and the corresponding plural form is misleidden (wij/jullie/zij misleidden). The past participle is misleid, which is used with the auxiliary hebben to form perfect tenses, for example hij heeft misleid (he has misled).

Misleiden itself is formed with the prefix mis- meaning wrongly and the verb leiden meaning to lead, so misleiden conveys leading someone astray. The form misleidde preserves the stem leid- and follows the regular past-tense pattern of Dutch weak verbs.

Usage of misleidde appears in narrative and formal contexts to describe deception carried out in the past. It can occur in journalism, law, politics, advertising, or everyday speech. The related noun misleiding denotes the act or state of deception, while misleiden has related terms such as leugen and bedrog for broader notions of falsehood.

Examples include: De verkoper misleidde de klant met valse beloften. De campagne misleidde veel consumenten door onnauwkeurige informatie te geven. These illustrate how the past tense form is used to attribute deception to a past action.

See also: misleiding, bedrog, misinformatie, leugen.