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Misguide

verb/mɪsɡˈaɪd/
Definition
lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
give bad advice to
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mɪsɡˈaɪd/
🇬🇧British English
/mɪsɡˈaɪd/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mɪsɡˈaɪd/
2 syllables Say it as /mɪsɡˈaɪd/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
misleadlead astraymisadvisemisdirect
Parts of Speech
verblead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
“The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver”
verbgive bad advice to
Word Forms
misleadernounsomeone who leads astray (often deliberately)
misdirectionnounincorrect directions or instructions
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
verleiten
jemanden in die falsche Richtung führen oder jemandem falsche Anweisungen geben
🇫🇷French
dévoyer
conduire quelqu'un dans la mauvaise direction ou donner à quelqu'un de mauvaises directions
🇪🇸Spanish
aconsejar mal
llevar a alguien en la dirección equivocada o darle a alguien direcciones equivocadas
🇮🇹Italian
fuorviare
condurre qualcuno nella direzione sbagliata o dare a qualcuno indicazioni sbagliate
🇳🇱Dutch
misleiden
iemand in de verkeerde richting leiden of iemand de verkeerde aanwijzingen geven
🇵🇹Portuguese
desencaminhar
levar alguém na direção errada ou dar instruções erradas a alguém
🇷🇺Russian
вводить в заблуждение
вести кого-то в неправильном направлении или давать кому-то неправильные указания
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बहकाना
किसी को गलत दिशा में ले जाना या किसी को गलत दिशा देना
🇧🇩Bengali
বিপথগামী
কাউকে ভুল পথে নিয়ে যাওয়া বা কাউকে ভুল নির্দেশনা দেওয়া
🇮🇳Tamil
தவறான வழிகாட்டுதல்
ஒருவரை தவறான திசையில் வழிநடத்துங்கள் அல்லது ஒருவருக்கு தவறான வழிகாட்டுதல்களை வழங்குங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
దారి తప్పుతుంది
ఒకరిని తప్పు దిశలో నడిపించండి లేదా ఎవరికైనా తప్పు దిశలను ఇవ్వండి
🇮🇳Marathi
दिशाभूल
एखाद्याला चुकीच्या दिशेने नेणे किंवा एखाद्याला चुकीचे दिशानिर्देश देणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગેરમાર્ગે દોરવું
કોઈને ખોટી દિશામાં દોરો અથવા કોઈને ખોટી દિશા આપો
🇮🇳Kannada
ದಾರಿತಪ್ಪಿಸುತ್ತದೆ
ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ತಪ್ಪು ದಾರಿಗೆ ಕರೆದೊಯ್ಯಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾರಿಗಾದರೂ ತಪ್ಪು ನಿರ್ದೇಶನಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വഴിതെറ്റി
ആരെയെങ്കിലും തെറ്റായ ദിശയിലേക്ക് നയിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആരെയെങ്കിലും തെറ്റായ ദിശയിലേക്ക് നയിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗੁਮਰਾਹ
ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਗਲਤ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਗਵਾਈ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਗਲਤ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ ਦਿਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
گمراہ
کسی کو غلط سمت میں لے جانا یا کسی کو غلط سمت دینا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
误导
将某人引向错误的方向或给某人错误的指示
🇯🇵Japanese
誤解を招く
誰かを間違った方向に導く、または誰かに間違った指示を与える
🇰🇷Korean
잘못 인도하다
누군가를 잘못된 방향으로 인도하거나 누군가에게 잘못된 방향을 제시
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hướng dẫn sai lầm
dẫn ai đó đi sai hướng hoặc chỉ đường sai cho ai đó
🇹🇭Thai
เข้าใจผิด
ชักนำผู้อื่นไปในทางที่ผิดหรือให้ทิศทางที่ผิดแก่ใครบางคน
🇮🇩Indonesian
menyesatkan pikiran
menuntun seseorang ke arah yang salah atau memberikan arah yang salah kepada seseorang
🇵🇭Filipino
maliligaw
akayin ang isang tao sa maling direksyon o bigyan ang isang tao ng maling direksyon
🇲🇾Malay
sesat
membawa seseorang ke arah yang salah atau memberi seseorang arah yang salah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مضلل
قيادة شخص ما في الاتجاه الخاطئ أو إعطاء شخص ما توجيهات خاطئة
🇮🇷Persian
گمراه کردن
کسی را به سمت اشتباه هدایت کنید یا به کسی راهنمایی کنید
🇹🇷Turkish
yanlış yönlendirmek
Birini yanlış yöne yönlendirmek veya birine yanlış yön vermek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהוֹלִיך שׁוֹלָל
להוביל מישהו לכיוון הלא נכון או לתת למישהו הנחיות שגויות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'misguide'?
The primary meaning of 'misguide' is 'lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'misguide' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'misguide' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'misguide' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'misguide' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'misguide' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'misguide' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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