mis
guide
Third Person
misguides
Present Participle
misguiding
Past Tense
misguided
Past Participle
misguided
1
to provide incorrect directions to someone, leading them in the wrong direction or causing them to become lost
transitive
- The faulty GPS system misguided the travelers, leading them to a dead-end road.
- He misguided his friend by providing inaccurate directions to the restaurant, causing them to get lost.
- The mischievous child misguided his siblings by giving them wrong directions to the park.
- She inadvertently misguided the tourists by pointing them towards the closed-off street instead of the museum.
- The outdated map misguided hikers, leading them to take the wrong trail in the forest.
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2
to lead someone into making a mistake or engaging in wrong behavior
transitive
- The misleading advice from the coach misguides young athletes into unhealthy training habits.
- The scam artist misguides investors by offering false promises of high returns.
- His friend misled him with bad advice, which ultimately misguides his decisions.
- She misguides her followers by spreading misinformation online.
- The politician's speech misguides the public with exaggerated claims.
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