misguide

[mis-gahyd]

verb (used with object)

misguided, misguiding 

1. to guide wrongly; misdirect.

misguide

/ ˌmɪsˈɡaɪd /

verb

1. (tr) to guide or direct wrongly or badly

Other Word Forms

• misguider noun
• misguidance noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of misguide¹

1325–75; mis- ¹ + guide; replacing Middle English misgien; guy ²

Example Sentences

The chamber’s lawsuit is seeking to block the new H-1B program restrictions, which were rolled out in a presidential proclamation that the chamber says “is not only misguided policy; it is plainly unlawful.”

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The BC Lumber Trade Council, which represents British Columbian lumber producers in Canada on trade matters, in September called the new tariffs "misguided and unnecessary."

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Some experts say the idea of a wall gives a misguided impression of how to stop drones.

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When confronted with a client’s misguided expectations, Sprung digs to determine how those expectations came about.

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The Russian and Chinese governments, even when misguided, have a rationality and consistency that Hamas never did.

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Related Words

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