MISGUIDE

misadvise, misguide

(verb) give bad advice to

mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astray

(verb) lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; “The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

misguide (third-person singular simple present misguides, present participle misguiding, simple past and past participle misguided)

(transitive) To guide poorly or incorrectly.

(transitive) To lead astray; to lead into error.

Synonyms

• (guide poorly): mislead

• (to lead into error): misinform

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*guide", v. t.

Definition: To guide wrongly; to lead astray; as, to misguide the understanding.

Mis*guide", n.

Definition: Misguidance; error. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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