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misguide

/ˌmɪsˈɡaɪd/verb

उच्चारण मिस्गाइड

गुमराह करना, भटकाना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb formal

    to give somebody wrong advice or information that makes them do something wrong

    गुमराह करना, भटकाना

    • Do not let rumours misguide you.
    • Fake news can easily misguide voters before an election.
    • Poor directions misguided us, and we reached the wrong station.
    + 2 more examples
    • A false advertisement can misguide customers.
    • Do not let a few bad results misguide you into giving up.

    Synonyms mislead misdirect misinform deceive delude

    Opposite guide direct advise correctly

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≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

mislead misdirect misinform deceive delude

Antonyms

guide direct advise correctly

AaSpelling

mis·guide

With gu- (silent u).

gu- (silent u) के साथ।

?Which word?

Keep the lead-wrongly words together: misguide, mislead (make somebody believe something false), misdirect, misinform, delude (make somebody believe something false, often themselves), beguile (trick somebody in a charming way).

गलत राह दिखाने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: misguide, mislead (झूठी बात पर विश्वास कराना), misdirect, misinform, delude (झूठी बात पर विश्वास कराना, प्रायः स्वयं को), beguile (मोहक ढंग से धोखा देना)।

§Grammar and usage

Usage: the adjective misguided is more common, meaning based on wrong ideas ('a misguided attempt', 'misguided youth').

प्रयोग में adjective misguided अधिक आम है, अर्थ गलत विचारों पर आधारित ('a misguided attempt', 'misguided youth')।