1. to lead or direct wrongly; to give bad advice or information to someone

Examples

• The faulty map misguided the hikers into dangerous territory.
• Don’t let fear misguide your important decisions.
• The corrupt advisor misguided the young prince.
• Poor research can misguide even well-intentioned policies.
• She felt misguided by the confusing instructions.
• The outdated textbook misguided students about current scientific theories.