misguidance
Leading someone astray
Misguidance is the act of leading someone in the wrong direction or giving them faulty advice.
It implies error rather than malice—a teacher's misguidance differs from deliberate deception.
The project failed due to misguidance from consultants who didn't understand the industry.
Causing false beliefs
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- propagandaBiased information for influence
trickery · dishonesty · fraud · hoax · scam · con · swindle · charlatan
Error in reasoning
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
- misbeliefFalse notion held true
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
- misunderstandingFailure to grasp meaning
misapprehension · misconstruction · distortion · false impression · wrong idea · superstition · illusion · prejudice
Wrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- miscalculationError in estimation
- misstepError in action or judgment
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
slip · fault · flaw · inaccuracy · misjudgment · misreading · misinterpretation · bungle
Traveling with no fixed course
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- sidetrackingDiverting from main purpose
- veeringChanging direction suddenly
digression · going astray · waywardness · derailment · divergence · astray · off course · misdirection
misleading
Causing false beliefs
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
propaganda · trickery · dishonesty · fraud · hoax · scam · con · swindle · charlatan · imposture
fallacy
Error in reasoning
misunderstanding · misapprehension · misconstruction · distortion · false impression · wrong idea · superstition · illusion · prejudice · stereotype
mistake
Wrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- miscalculationError in estimation
- misstepError in action or judgment
oversight · slip · fault · flaw · inaccuracy · misjudgment · misreading · misinterpretation · bungle · fumble
wandering
Traveling with no fixed course
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- sidetrackingDiverting from main purpose
veering · digression · going astray · waywardness · derailment · divergence · astray · off course · misdirection · wrong way
- Islamic creedtawhid, shirk, Allah, prophets, monotheism
misguidanceguidance
Advice for decisions
wise counsel · mentorship · coaching · tutelage · instruction
misguidanceenlightenment
Profound spiritual awakening
illumination · edification · instruction · teaching · education
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