misguide

/'mis'gaid/

Thân thiện

A well-meaning friend might misguide you with outdated directions.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To give bad or incorrect advice to someone: To counsel someone in a way that leads to poor decisions or outcomes.
   • To lead someone in the wrong direction, either literally or figuratively: To cause someone to go astray, follow an incorrect path, or hold mistaken beliefs.

Usage and Examples

• Verb:
  • Do not misguide the students with outdated information. (To give bad advice)
  • His anger misguided him into making a terrible mistake. (To lead someone figuratively in a wrong direction)
  • The faulty GPS signal misguided the hikers deep into the forest. (To lead someone literally in a wrong direction)

Advanced Usage

• "To be misguided" (Adjectival Phrase): Describes a person, action, or belief that is based on poor judgment, wrong information, or incorrect direction.
  • It was a well-intentioned but misguided attempt to help.
  • The misguided policies caused more harm than good.

Variants and Related Words

• Misdirect (verb): Often used interchangeably with 'misguide', especially regarding giving wrong directions or instructions.
  • The usher misdirected us to the wrong theater.
• Misguidedly (adverb): In a misguided manner.
  • He misguidedly believed he could fix the complex machine alone.

Synonyms

• Mislead: To cause someone to have a wrong idea or impression.
• Misinform: To give someone false or inaccurate information.
• Lead astray: To cause someone to act or think wrongly.

Related Phrasal Verbs / Constructions

• To guide wrongly: A more literal construction with a similar meaning.
  • The scout guided the group wrongly, and they got lost.

Related Idioms

• To lead someone down the garden path: To deceive or mislead someone.
  • The corrupt official led the investors down the garden path with false promises.
• To bark up the wrong tree: To be mistaken or misguided in one's efforts or accusations.
  • If you think I took your book, you're barking up the wrong tree.

Học thuật

Verb

1. give bad advice to
2. lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
   • The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver

Từ đồng nghĩa

• misadvise
• mislead
• misdirect
• lead astray