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Verb: misguide  mis'gId
  1. Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
    "The pedestrian misguided the out-of-town driver";
    - mislead, misdirect, lead astray
     
  2. Give bad advice to
    - misadvise

Derived forms: misguided, misguides, misguiding

Type of: advise, conduct, counsel, direct, guide, lead, rede [archaic], take

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