Synonyms for misguide

Grammar : Verb

Spell : mis-gahyd

Phonetic Transcription : mɪsˈgaɪd

Top 10 synonyms for misguide

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Définition of misguide

Origin : late 14c., "to go astray;" see mis- (1) + guide (v.). Transitive sense of "to guide in the wrong direction" is first attested c.1500. Related: Misguided; misguiding.

As in lie : verb tell an untruth
As in misinform : verb give wrong information intentionally
As in mislead : verb give someone the wrong idea, information
As in fob off : verb palm off
As in delude : verb deceive, fool

Example sentences :

If I be too long away, he will move without my words to misguide him.
Extract from : « Ambrotox and Limping Dick » by Oliver Fleming

The efforts of the wicked leaders to misguide the masses are persistent.
Extract from : « The Nation's Peril » by Anonymous

I do believe that my uncle would have made a far less egregious smash if there had been no Napoleonic legend to misguide him.
Extract from : « Tono Bungay » by H. G. Wells

Now, what possible end can be served by books like these, except to misguide and misinform?
Extract from : « Ephemera Critica » by John Churton Collins

Your value there has never been unduly estimated by those whom personal feelings did not misguide.
Extract from : « Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson » by Thomas Jefferson

The pride of reason seeks to misguide men, and lead them away from God and the secrets of Nature.
Extract from : « Old Fritz and the New Era » by Louise Muhlbach

A tendency to undermine the best interests of the art is, however, insidiously at work to misguide the public taste.
Extract from : « Elementary Instruction in The Art of Illuminating and Missal Painting on Vellum » by D. Laurent de Lara

Antonyms for misguide

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