Malinlang (en. Mislead)

/ma-li-nlang/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

An action of deception or misleading.

Sometimes, people are misled in what they believe.

Minsan, nalilinlang ang mga tao sa kanilang mga pinaniniwalaan.

To provide false information to gain someone else's trust.

His words misled the listeners.

Ang kanyang mga salita ay malinlang ang mga tagapakinig.

The word 'malinlang' originates from the root word 'linlang' meaning 'to deceive' or 'to mislead'.

misled by his words

deceived or fooled by the statements made.

malinlang sa kanyang mga salita

deception

The act of deceiving or misleading.

linlang

deceiver

A person who may deceive.

manlilinlang

to get or achieve in a way that you didn't expect

Those promises were very misleading; I thought they were real, but it was all just talk.

Sobrang malinlang yung mga pangako niya, akala ko totoo pero puro daldal lang.

lying in a very creative way

His story is so misleading! It's like he's some kind of superhero.

Yung kwento niya, malinlang! Para kung sino pang superhero.

deception or trickery in the minds of others

That news is misleading, you need to check the sources.

Malinlang ang balita na iyon, kailangan mong suriin ang mga source.