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
Wright thinks the Democratic Party was misguided in not pouring more resources into South Florida.
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Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
The idea that teens as young as 14 will be able to replace the labor of migrant workers, which is often difficult and dangerous, is misguided at best.
—Georgia Christakis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
Cena stated that Rhodes' perception of ruling the wrestling world was misguided, emphasizing that Rhodes remained disconnected from the audience despite acquiring Cena's knowledge.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
But other scientists like Gerard Kuiper thought Gold was misguided, based on the data from the United States’ Ranger impact probes.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 1 Mar. 2025
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Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
The idea that teens as young as 14 will be able to replace the labor of migrant workers, which is often difficult and dangerous, is misguided at best.
—Georgia Christakis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
Cena stated that Rhodes' perception of ruling the wrestling world was misguided, emphasizing that Rhodes remained disconnected from the audience despite acquiring Cena's knowledge.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
But other scientists like Gerard Kuiper thought Gold was misguided, based on the data from the United States’ Ranger impact probes.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misguide
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Jurors found Peters guilty in August for using someone else’s security badge to give an expert affiliated with My Pillow chief executive Mike Lindell access to the Mesa County election system and deceiving other officials about that person’s identity.—
Colleen Slevin,
Twin Cities,
22 Apr. 2025
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Stribling tried to deceive officers by saying Bailei was shot in a robbery, The Detroit News reported.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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Rather than get stuck in or fooled by the appearance of things, this principle reminded us to sense their energetic underpinnings, such as clarity and intention.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Don’t be fooled by the context of what is said: the basis for the drama is jealousy and control.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
1 May 2025
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The latest attacks follow recent patterns, mimicking Google’s own support to trick users into giving up credentials.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Elsewhere in the film, the Irish vampire Remmick, pursued by Choctaw vampire hunters, tricks his way into the protection of a pair of Klan members living near Clarksdale and turns them into creatures of the night.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2025
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Ratings Agencies: Burned Once, Cautious Now After the 2011 downgrade, S&P faced immense backlash, including a Justice Department lawsuit accusing them of misleading investors before the 2008 financial crisis.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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That wouldn’t be the first time de Fontaine decided to mislead Yelena, as Jake Schreier’s Thunderbolts* has Louis-Dreyfus’ character set a death trap for Yelena and several other MCU loners, forcing them to team up to stop a much greater threat.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Misguide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misguide. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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