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
Throughout the rollout of the proposal, the governor’s office has had law enforcement come in and speak with school groups to explain how misguided a notion that is.
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Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
People misguide their anger and feelings toward me.
—Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 7 June 2025
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.
—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
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Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
People misguide their anger and feelings toward me.
—Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 7 June 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for misguide
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misguide
Verb
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As Venus clashes with Pluto, looks can be deceiving.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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Their favorite strategies for deceiving or undermining cyber-defense systems and applications include self-modifying malware and automated phishing efforts.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 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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The Mets couldn’t pick up his slider and were fooled on his changeup.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
13 July 2025
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In the ensuing hours, Hernandez asked several times to go home, said the officers were trying to trick him, sobbed, clutched at his stomach, lay on the floor in a fetal position, had a fentanyl patch placed on his chest to treat his chronic pain, and mentioned his mental illness diagnoses.—
Joaquin Sapien,
ProPublica,
28 July 2025
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In the series, Haddix revealed to the audience that Tonka was alive and celebrated her tricking the court.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
24 July 2025
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Mark Lippman, Boca Raton A message to young Democrats: You’ve been misled and bamboozled long enough.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Aug. 2025
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Holmes is serving more than 11 years in federal prison after being convicted of fraud for misleading investors into believing her company had developed a medical device that could detect various diseases and conditions from only a few drops of blood.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Misguide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misguide. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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