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Definition of Misguide
1. Verb. Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions. "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
Generic synonyms: Conduct, Direct, Guide, Lead, Take
Derivative terms: Misdirection, Misleader
2. Verb. Give bad advice to. "Sam cannot misguide Sue "
Definition of Misguide
1. v. t. To guide wrongly; to lead astray; as, to misguide the understanding.
2. n. Misguidance; error.
Definition of Misguide
1. Verb. To guide poorly or incorrectly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misguide
1. to guide wrongly [v -GUIDED, -GUIDING, -GUIDES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misguide
Literary usage of Misguide
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Chambers, W. and R., publ (1876)
"... or the true faith, and would cto- tinue in it till the end were it not for
the wic'ifl- ness of its parents, ' who misguide it early, ltd ' x it astray ..."
2. The Monthly Religious Magazine (1861)
"Nature might misguide us, for we are crushed under her laws. Our intuitions might
misguide us, for our hearts are foul. The Church may misguide us by her ..."
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