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
Address misguided city rezoning that prioritizes multi-use housing over business/commercial.
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Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2024
However, Vasily Astrov, an expert on the Russian economy at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, told Newsweek that the Central Bank's move to fight inflation at all costs by continuing to raise the key interest rate was misguided.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
The idea that an out-of-control AGI system would harm humanity depends on speculation as much as science; committing substantial resources to preventing that outcome would be misguided.
—Kenneth Neil Cukier, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
Yet many of these activities—particularly those involving outdoor adventures or personality tests—can be misguided.
—Cristian Hofmann, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2024
However, Vasily Astrov, an expert on the Russian economy at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, told Newsweek that the Central Bank's move to fight inflation at all costs by continuing to raise the key interest rate was misguided.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
The idea that an out-of-control AGI system would harm humanity depends on speculation as much as science; committing substantial resources to preventing that outcome would be misguided.
—Kenneth Neil Cukier, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
Yet many of these activities—particularly those involving outdoor adventures or personality tests—can be misguided.
—Cristian Hofmann, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Mangione is also charged with using a forged instrument to deceive or injure another person.Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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The dogs and the customs agents at Dulles Airport were not deceived.Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
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Don’t be fooled by its small appearance, though — this beauty can hold up to a week’s worth of clothes.Jasmine Grant, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
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The passenger initially gave deputies a fake name and a 2012 birth date, but they were not fooled by this alibi as the woman appeared older, according to the Sheriff’s Office.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Other options include a rooftop deck with staircase, and a wood-burning stove, though tricking it out like this will of course increase the price significantly.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2025
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In these campaigns, attackers trick developers into granting permissions to malicious applications, which then insert harmful code into popular extensions.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Earlier this month, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against chemical giants 3M and DuPont, accusing them of misleading the public about PFAS sold in many of their consumer products.Alejandra Martinez, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
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Walmart and Branch also misled workers about the availability of same-day access to their earnings.Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Misguide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misguide. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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