Misguide

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Misguide \Mis*guide"\, v. t.
     To guide wrongly; to lead astray; as, to misguide the
     understanding.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Misguide \Mis*guide"\, n.
     Misguidance; error. [Obs.] --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  misguide
       v 1: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong
            directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town
            driver" [syn: {mislead}, {misdirect}, {lead astray}]
       2: give bad advice to [syn: {misadvise}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "misguide":
     be negligent, bowl a googly, corrupt, lead astray, maladminister,
     misadminister, misadvise, misconduct, misdirect, miseducate,
     misgovern, mishandle, misinform, misinstruct, mislead, mismanage,
     misrule, misteach, mystify, obfuscate, obscure, pervert,
     throw a curve