misguide en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Proto-Germanic *wītaną Frankish *wītanbor. Old Occitan guidarbor. Old French guiderbor. Middle English guiden English guide English misguide From mis- + guide.
Meanings
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(transitive) To guide poorly or incorrectly; to lead astray or into error.
1988, Michael Weikath, "Keeper of the Seven Keys", Helloween, Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II. Will o' the wisps / Misguiding your path / You can't throw a curse / Without takin' their wrath
On the whole it were better to misguide a child in knowledge, which it can remedy later, than to mistone it in feeling, for which there is no remedy. A jarring note implanted in its nature might spoil the music of its life […]
1895, Henry Maudsley, The Pathology of Mind, page 541:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misguiding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misguides | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| misguided | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misguided | Tense=Past | lexicographic |