misguide
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- misguidance noun
- misguider noun
Etymology
Origin of misguide
1325–75; mis- 1 + guide; replacing Middle English misgien; guy 2
Example Sentences
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Ben says most books have mainstream society’s misguided ideas about how a life should be lived written right into the fabric of their stories.
From Literature
What Thompson-Hernández’s art so easily dispels, no matter the genre it finds a home in, are all the knotty, misguided and trite representations of otherness in our contemporary world.
From Los Angeles Times
One head teachers' union said using Ofsted to "police" schools' mobile phone policies was "deeply unhelpful and misguided".
From BBC
Jack had put his trust in Stephen, and only realised he was misguided when it was too late.
From BBC
The two-page letter, obtained by The Times, was stinging and pointed, calling the state’s removal of Racing on Demand machines as “not only misguided but reckless.”
From Los Angeles Times
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