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US
/mɪsˈɡaɪd/
]
[ UK /mɪsɡˈaɪd/ ]
[ UK /mɪsɡˈaɪd/ ]
VERB
- give bad advice to
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lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver
How To Use misguide In A Sentence
- I also feel that the manuals can sometimes misguide us.
- I have long claimed that this conceivability is only apparent; some misguided philosophers think they can conceive of a zombie, but they are badly mistaken. nullasalus: Blurring the Line
- Politicians or other misguided do-gooders won't be able to meddle.
- A misguided foray into middle-eastern politics, it may well be their lyrical nadir, their trademark synth-pop swamped in a hideous 80s production.
- With the no-doubt unintended effect of suggesting that Wallace's menace and ensuing mayhem might, in hindsight, be laughed-off like a good-ol'-boy joke, "George Wallace: Settin 'the Woods on Fire" takes part of its title, and its misguided musical leitmotif from a wacky, Hank Williams party-hearty song. Film/Television: Lost Highways
- But the more evident marauder is pigeons, thanks to the sandwich crusts left by lunchers and the feed spread by misguided bird fanciers.
- The Weather Underground was misguided and poor strategy tactic — but as Ayers says, they never killed anybody. flory Says: Matthew Yglesias » The Real Bill Ayers Kind Of Sucks
- The naivety, hateful ignorance and misguided arguments of his article were appalling to say the least.
- Our country has all of these things because vigorous, misguided liberals succeeded in reshaping the nation. Matthew Yglesias » Kristol Complicates Napoleon Metaphors
- We deeply regret our misguided support and apologize for our previous email.