misguide Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
    mislead; lead astray; misdirect.
    • The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver
  2. verb give bad advice to
    misadvise.

WordNet


Mis*guide" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To guide wrongly; to lead astray; as, to misguide the understanding.
Mis*guide" noun
Definitions
  1. Misguidance; error. Obs. Spenser.

Webster 1913