Misguide \Mis*guide"\, v. t. To guide wrongly; to lead astray; as, to misguide the understanding. Misguide \Mis*guide"\, n. Misguidance; error. [Obs.] --Spenser.
misguide v 1: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" [syn: {mislead}, {misdirect}, {lead astray}] 2: give bad advice to [syn: {misadvise}]