as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue
we were misguided by the flashy advertisements for what turned out to be pretty lousy pizza
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Recent Examples of misguide
Throughout the rollout of the proposal, the governor’s office has had law enforcement come in and speak with school groups to explain how misguided a notion that is.
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Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
People misguide their anger and feelings toward me.
—Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 7 June 2025
To equate coca with the raw alkaloid is, in fact, as misguided as suggesting that the delicious flesh of a peach is equivalent to the hydrogen cyanide found in every peach pit.
—Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
While the number of outages appeared to decline, Spotify posted on social media that rumors of a hack were misguided.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
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Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
People misguide their anger and feelings toward me.
—Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 7 June 2025
To equate coca with the raw alkaloid is, in fact, as misguided as suggesting that the delicious flesh of a peach is equivalent to the hydrogen cyanide found in every peach pit.
—Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
While the number of outages appeared to decline, Spotify posted on social media that rumors of a hack were misguided.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misguide
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misguide
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More than 20 children are in the custody of a Southern California child-welfare agency as authorities investigate allegations of child abuse and whether surrogate mothers were deceived by a Los Angeles-area couple.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
17 July 2025
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And then he was wishy-washy, went back and forth, and she was deceived and disappointed by him.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
15 July 2025
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His impersonation is so convincing that Lu and Shin are initially fooled.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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Don’t let the size fool you—this ultra-compact charger delivers impressive speed and efficiency for its footprint.—
Becca Blond,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
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Luckily for Marian, much of Bertha’s attention is stolen by the unexpected arrival of her unsophisticated sister; Bertha’s too busy making snide comments and tricking her into wearing nicer gowns to even bother with Marian.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
13 July 2025
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The offense is built on outside runs and tricking the defense.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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Worried that Platt was also being misled, Crooks shared the message with him and was reassured that the reality show and its cases were legitimate.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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In addition, the muted inflation data appears misleading too, the economists wrote.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
20 July 2025
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“Misguide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misguide. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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