as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue
we were misguided by the flashy advertisements for what turned out to be pretty lousy pizza
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Recent Examples of misguide
To equate coca with the raw alkaloid is, in fact, as misguided as suggesting that the delicious flesh of a peach is equivalent to the hydrogen cyanide found in every peach pit.
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Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
While the number of outages appeared to decline, Spotify posted on social media that rumors of a hack were misguided.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Environmental activists said efforts to revive coal were misguided.
—Ivan Penn, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
How misguided some men’s searching for community became evident to Vera Papisova, a journalist who spent a year dating far-right men for a story for Cosmopolitan magazine, when one man brought her to what was ostensibly a gathering of neo-Nazis on a second date.
—Donie O'Sullivan, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
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Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
While the number of outages appeared to decline, Spotify posted on social media that rumors of a hack were misguided.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Environmental activists said efforts to revive coal were misguided.
—Ivan Penn, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
How misguided some men’s searching for community became evident to Vera Papisova, a journalist who spent a year dating far-right men for a story for Cosmopolitan magazine, when one man brought her to what was ostensibly a gathering of neo-Nazis on a second date.
—Donie O'Sullivan, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misguide
Verb
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The person is not trying to deceive or control, but the behavior still affects others and requires self awareness and growth to correct.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2025
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Where was this sense of urgency when the mullahs were attempting to deceive U.N. inspectors while sandbagging U.S. efforts to diplomatically scuttle the country’s nuclear efforts?—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
21 June 2025
Verb
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Even though baby clothes and newborn diapers feel too tiny to wreak havoc, don’t be fooled!—
Briana Feigon,
Architectural Digest,
19 June 2025
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Perhaps that’s what fans were griping about last year — that Burns didn’t have it anymore and Slavin was papering over all those issues, enough to fool this model.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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That was the crux of the latest Gmail attack, tricking users into sharing codes.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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But in its most simple explanation, the Chiefs trick people.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2025
Verb
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That includes any conduct that misleads consumers or withholds essential information that impacts decision-making.—
Cynthia A Fisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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Recently, a small claims court ruled that Air Canada must compensate a customer who was misled by the airline's chatbot.—
Shivam Shorewala,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Misguide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misguide. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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