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
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Step two: Defend against junk fees These nefarious fees are designed either to confuse or deceive consumers.—
Jill Schlesinger,
Mercury News,
7 July 2025
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Several state legislators and other state officials will testify that they were deceived by the conspirators regarding the operations of Phoenix Solutions, according to prosecutors.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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His impersonation is so convincing that Lu and Shin are initially fooled.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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Don’t let the size fool you—this ultra-compact charger delivers impressive speed and efficiency for its footprint.—
Becca Blond,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
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This is exactly how scammers trick people into giving up personal details, login credentials, or even payment information.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2025
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Kyle and Kamilla couldn't believe their plan worked, while Joe wondered whether he and Eva had been tricked.—
David Wysong,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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The regulator claims Frost even allegedly misled current investors about the security of their existing investments to coax more funding out of them.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
11 July 2025
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Some users accused officials of misleading the public and denounced the lack of new prosecutions or unredacted disclosures.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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“Misguide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misguide. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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