mislead vs lie

mislead is not a noun while lie is a noun.

mislead and lie both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mislead	No	No	Yes	No
lie	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, lie is a hyponym of mislead; that is, lie is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mislead:

mislead: give false or misleading information to
lie: tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive

Other hyponyms of mislead include beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate, amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate, sandbag, betray, deceive, lead astray.

mislead (noun)	lie (noun)
	a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
	position or manner in which something is situated

mislead (verb)	lie (verb)
give false or misleading information to	tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions	be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
	assume a reclining position
	be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
	originate (in)
	have a place in relation to something else
	be and remain in a particular state or condition

Difference between mislead and lie

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