misguide

Verb
US[mis-gahyd]/mɪsˈɡaɪd/2 syllables
Synonyms: misleadmisdirectlead astraymisadvise

Open English WordNet

Verb (2)misguided, misguiding

  1. lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions“The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver”Synonyms: misleadmisdirectlead astrayMore general lead, take
  2. give bad advice toSynonyms: misadviseMore general rede, advise
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Mis·guide′ transitive verb

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

Mis·guide′ noun

Misguidance; error. obsolete Edmund Spenser

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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