misguide

mis·guide  (ms-gd)

tr.v. mis·guid·ed, mis·guid·ing, mis·guides

To lead or guide in the wrong direction; lead astray.

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mis·guidance (-gdns) n.

mis·guider n.

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misguide [ˌmɪsˈgaɪd]

vb

(tr) to guide or direct wrongly or badly

misguidance  n

misguider  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	misguide - lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" mislead, lead astray, misdirect lead, guide, take, conduct, direct - take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
	2.	misguide - give bad advice to misadvise advise, counsel, rede - give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"