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
However, Vasily Astrov, an expert on the Russian economy at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, told Newsweek that the Central Bank's move to fight inflation at all costs by continuing to raise the key interest rate was misguided.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
The idea that an out-of-control AGI system would harm humanity depends on speculation as much as science; committing substantial resources to preventing that outcome would be misguided.
—Kenneth Neil Cukier, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
Yet many of these activities—particularly those involving outdoor adventures or personality tests—can be misguided.
—Cristian Hofmann, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Lane, though dangerously misguided, was ahead of time in recognizing the power of the gut.
—Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
The idea that an out-of-control AGI system would harm humanity depends on speculation as much as science; committing substantial resources to preventing that outcome would be misguided.
—Kenneth Neil Cukier, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
Yet many of these activities—particularly those involving outdoor adventures or personality tests—can be misguided.
—Cristian Hofmann, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Lane, though dangerously misguided, was ahead of time in recognizing the power of the gut.
—Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
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File-sharing phishing attacks, are an email threat in which a cybercriminal legitimate file-hosting or e-signature solutions to deceive the victim.Davey Winder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Listen to this article The U.S. Federal Trade Commission began sending payments to players of Fortnite who were deceived into making unwanted in-game purchases.David Matthews, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
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That rough rollout inspired immediate push-back and criticism from activists, some of which attached traffic cones to the hoods of cars to fool Cruise sensors and immobilize them.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
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Don't be fooled into thinking a nice hotel is less likely to have bedbugs.Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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This is critical, as 2G networks are far less secure than 3G and especially LTE and 5G. Simple network attack devices, which trick phones into jumping from real networks to local, fraudulent ones, try to make a 2G connection with lower encryption levels.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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To trick the German forces into believing that a much larger American force was stationed in various locations, diverting attention away from the real operations and damaging enemy morale.Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
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And unlike in cases where people have misled law enforcement about their disappearance, police likely won't investigate Kobayashi further, Jeanis said.N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Consumers should watch out for scams and misleading marketing of ACA health insurance.Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Misguide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misguide. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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