MISGUIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does misguide mean? 

• MISGUIDE (verb)
  The verb MISGUIDE has 2 senses:

1. lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

2. give bad advice to

  Familiarity information: MISGUIDE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MISGUIDE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they misguide    ... he / she / it misguides   
Past simple: misguided   
Past participle: misguided   
-ing form: misguiding   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

lead astray; misdirect; misguide; mislead

Context example:

The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver

Hypernyms (to "misguide" is one way to...):

conduct; direct; guide; lead; take (take somebody somewhere)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Give bad advice to

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

misadvise; misguide

Hypernyms (to "misguide" is one way to...):

advise; counsel; rede (give advice to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam cannot misguide Sue

 Context examples 

The finding supports growing criticism that current guideline recommendations to dramatically lower salt intake in the general population may be misguided.

(Study Shows Average Consumption of Salt Good for Heart Health, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Dare I fervently implore Mr. T. to see my misguided husband, and to reason with him?

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)