misguide

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /mɪsˈɡaɪd/ UK /mɪsˈɡaɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to lead in the wrong direction; to mislead

False rumors misguide the public about the policy.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to lead in the wrong... mislead deceive misdirect delude misinform

Opposites

guide direct

Word family

Derived forms misguidancemisguidedmisguider

Related forms guidemisguidance

Etymology

From mis- ('wrongly') + guide, from Old French guider, of Germanic origin, related to wit ('to know').

mis- Old English guider Old French

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction

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# misguide

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /mɪsˈɡaɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /mɪsˈɡaɪd/

## Meanings
1. to lead in the wrong direction; to mislead

## Examples
- False rumors misguide the public about the policy.

## Synonyms
- mislead
- deceive
- misdirect
- delude
- misinform

## Antonyms
- guide
- direct

## Derived Forms
- misguidance
- misguided
- misguider

## Related Forms
- guide
- misguidance

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mis-
- Root: guider

## Etymology
From mis- ('wrongly') + guide, from Old French guider, of Germanic origin, related to wit ('to know').

## AI Etymology
Misguide comes from mis- ('wrongly') + guide, from Old French guider, of Germanic origin, related to wit ('to know'). The etymological trail includes Old English mis- and Old French guider. As a verb, misguide means to lead in the wrong direction; to mislead. The same family is visible in derived forms such as misguidance, misguided, and misguider and related forms such as guide and misguidance. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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