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 • Derivationally related forms: misdirection (for: misdirect), misleader (for: mislead) • Hypernyms: lead, take, direct, conduct, guide • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody 2. give bad advice to • Syn: misadvise • Hypernyms: rede, advise, counsel • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - Sam cannot misguide Sue