misguide

Speech parts

1. misguide - Noun

2. misguide - Verb

Meaning

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

Misguidance; error.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mislead misdirect lead astray misadvise gaslight gull bluff swindle cozen snow lie trick misleading fool hoax
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Antonyms

direct guide exploit jockey disabuse tell the truth
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Hypernyms

rede take lead direct guide conduct

Examples

Of all the causes which conspire to blind Man's erring judgement, and misguide the mind, What the weak head with strongest bias rules, Is PRIDE, the never-failing vice of fools. Alexander Pope

There are good leaders who actively guide and bad leaders who actively misguide. Hence, leadership is about persuasion, presentation and people skills. Shiv Khera

This [fundamentalism] is not religion. It is obscenity. These are lies, the criminal use of religious power to misguide people. Anwar Sadat

The cock that loses its pace time of cockadoodle should be dressed otherwise it will misguide you. African Proverb

The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

misguesstimate misguggle misguidance misguided misguided 'obedience misguided loyalty