misguide
pronunciation
How to pronounce misguide in British English:
UK [mɪs'gaɪd]
How to pronounce misguide in American English:
US [mɪs'gaɪd]
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- Verb:
- lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
- give bad advice to
Word Origin
- misguide (v.)
- late 14c., "to go astray;" see mis- (1) + guide (v.). Transitive sense of "to guide in the wrong direction" is first attested c. 1500. Related: Misguided; misguiding.