misguide

verb

mis·​guide ˌmis-ˈgīd 

misguided; misguiding; misguides

transitive verb

: to lead astray : misdirect

prejudice misguides our minds

misguider noun

Synonyms

• bamboozle
• beguile
• bluff
• buffalo
• burn
• catch
• con
• cozen
• deceive
• delude
• dupe
• fake out
• fool
• gaff
• gammon
• gull
• have
• have on [chiefly British]
• hoax
• hoodwink
• hornswoggle
• humbug
• juggle
• misinform
• mislead
• snooker
• snow
• spoof
• string along
• suck in
• sucker
• take in
• trick

Examples of misguide in a Sentence

we were misguided by the flashy advertisements for what turned out to be pretty lousy pizza

Recent Examples on the Web

Don’t be misguided by PowerPoint slides with grandiose fundraising numbers, or by financial backing from large and prolific venture capital investors for whom a bad investment may just be a rounding error. 5. —David Wajsgras, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025

But in a Wednesday statement to The Fresno Bee, the rail authority called the report’s conclusions misguided and not reflective of the progress that the project has made. —David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025

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. —Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025

People misguide their anger and feelings toward me. —Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 7 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for misguide

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied

Kids Definition

misguide

verb

mis·​guide (ˈ)mis-ˈgīd 

: to lead astray : mislead

misguidance

-ˈgīd-ᵊn(t)s

noun