misguide

[ mis-gahyd ]

verb (used with object)

, mis·guid·ed, mis·guid·ing.

1. to guide wrongly; misdirect.

misguide

/ ˌmɪsˈɡaɪd /

verb

1. tr to guide or direct wrongly or badly

Derived Forms

• ˌmisˈguider, noun
• ˌmisˈguidance, noun

Other Words From

• mis·guidance noun
• mis·guider noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of misguide¹

1325–75; mis- ¹ + guide; replacing Middle English misgien; guy ²

Example Sentences

As expectations about what these products should detect increase, so too do the opportunities to let them misguide us and cause us to punish or profile innocent people.

From Slate

Those who support the law claim that health care providers have capitalized on a "social contagion" to misguide parents and push life-altering treatments on kids who may later regret their decisions.

From Salon

They also cloud and misguide, often creating false — but powerful and entrenched — impressions that can outweigh more objective measures.

From Washington Post

“The agents guide the people, or misguide them, into going illegally,” Anil Pratham, director of the anti-human trafficking unit of the Gujarat police, said in a telephone interview.

From Seattle Times

“The agents guide the people, or misguide them, into going illegally,” Anil Pratham, director of the anti-human trafficking unit of the Gujarat police, said in a telephone interview.

From New York Times

Related Words

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