Sent astray

• Planted a red herring, say
• Baited with a red herring
• Threw off the scent
• Sent on a wild-goose chase
• Gave false clues to, e.g
• Conned

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" [syn: misdirect , misguide , lead astray ] give false or misleading information to [syn: misinform ] [also: misled ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: mislead )

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Misled \Mis*led"\, imp. & p. p. of Mislead .

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Misled may refer to: "Misled" (Celine Dion song) "Misled" (Kool & the Gang song)