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misguide

[ mis-gahyd ]

verb (used with object)

misguided, misguiding.
  1. to guide wrongly; misdirect.


misguide

/ ˌɪˈɡɪ /

verb

  1. tr to guide or direct wrongly or badly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈܾ, noun
  • ˌˈܾ岹Գ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ܾaԳ noun
  • ·ܾİ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of misguide1

1325–75; mis- 1 + guide; replacing Middle English misgien; guy 2
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The Trump administration recently denounced California’s barrage of lawsuits in a statement to The Times, calling the litigation a misguided attempt to block the president’s agenda.

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Ludlow's team-mate Christian Wade went on to suggest one of Exeter's Welsh players was the source of the misguided assessment and Gloucester's motivation, narrowing the possible candidates down to a handful.

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His jittery take on Musk came about because Myers felt that the billionaire's crusade against government spending and expertise was misguided.

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Meta has said the lawsuit from the FTC, which reviewed and approved those acquisitions, is "misguided."

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It is a match made in modern college football hell, a renowned learning institution cast as beggars, a misguided football player portrayed as the chooser, and, yeah, the whole thing stinks to Rocky Top.

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