verb
- Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions.
- usage: "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
- synonyms: mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astray
- Give bad advice to.
adjective
- Poorly conceived or thought out.
- usage: "an ill-conceived plan to take over the company"
- synonyms: ill-conceived
- Wrong in e. G. Opinion or judgment.
- usage: "well-meaning but misguided teachers"; "a mistaken belief"; "mistaken identity"
- synonyms: mistaken
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