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
So perhaps, maybe, Michelle is being misguided.
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Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
Many economists, however, consider the notion misguided.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
While this might sound like a sensible safeguard, singling out crypto for special scrutiny would be misguided.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Though separate from the investigation that occured this morning, financial regulators in Korea are looking into claims Si-hyuk purposefully misguided investors ahead of the company’s first public offering in 2020.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 July 2025
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Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
Many economists, however, consider the notion misguided.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
While this might sound like a sensible safeguard, singling out crypto for special scrutiny would be misguided.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Though separate from the investigation that occured this morning, financial regulators in Korea are looking into claims Si-hyuk purposefully misguided investors ahead of the company’s first public offering in 2020.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for misguide
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misguide
Verb
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This requires honesty, particularly self-honesty, as leaders can deceive themselves with what seems like progress.—
Dmitry Malin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The band’s attorneys said that consumers could be easily deceived by the products allegedly sold on the marketplace, which could, in turn, cause reputational damage for Twenty One Pilots and its legitimate products.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hurricanes explained by Ginger Zee Don't be fooled by the lack of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Basin.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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After driving his team to the 1-yard line, Fields fooled the entire Steelers defense on a fourth down, faking a handoff and then high-stepping into the end zone untouched to take a 32-31 lead.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Still, Genians suspects the Kimsuky group was able to develop a workaround, also known as jailbreak, to trick ChatGPT into creating the IDs.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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But in reality, deepfakes are getting better and the threat industry has many years of experience in honing lures to trick people, playing on emotions and overcoming natural suspicions and objections.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The complaint said Granados had intentionally falsified medical and billing records to mislead Texas pharmacies and insurance providers into providing the medications in violation of the state’s law.—
Brooke Migdon,
The Hill,
11 Sep. 2025
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There's also a common but misguided belief that non-quants are incapable of truly understanding quantitative reports of predictive performance and would only be misled by reports meant to speak in their straightforward business language.—
Eric Siegel,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Misguide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misguide. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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