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MISGUIDE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Give bad advice to

Synonyms:

misadvise; misguide

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "misguide" is one way to...):

advise; counsel; rede (give advice to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam cannot misguide Sue

Sense 2

Meaning:

Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

Example:

The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver

Synonyms:

lead astray; misdirect; misguide; mislead

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "misguide" is one way to...):

conduct; direct; guide; lead; take (take somebody somewhere)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

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