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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions;
- Example: "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
[syn: mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astray]

2. give bad advice to;
[syn: misadvise, misguide]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Misguide \Mis*guide"\, n. Misguidance; error. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Misguide \Mis*guide"\, v. t. To guide wrongly; to lead astray; as, to misguide the understanding. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

misguide v 1: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" [syn: mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astray] 2: give bad advice to [syn: misadvise, misguide]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

23 Moby Thesaurus words for "misguide": be negligent, bowl a googly, corrupt, lead astray, maladminister, misadminister, misadvise, misconduct, misdirect, miseducate, misgovern, mishandle, misinform, misinstruct, mislead, mismanage, misrule, misteach, mystify, obfuscate, obscure, pervert, throw a curve