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to misadvise

to misadvise

1 7.9
Tell someone the wrong thing to do
  • verb
  • /ˌmɪsədˈvaɪz/
translation icon : dar un mal consejo
  • After hearing the misadvise about the project, they decided to seek a second opinion.

Examples

  • The manager misadvised his team to pursue a strategy that ultimately failed.

  • "While the anti-gun sponsors were not happy about what their bill had turned into, they got a lot happier when Governor Romney was misadvised about the bill he was signing and made the now infamous signing statement:"

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  • Gohmert: I think it tells us very clearly that we are getting advice from people who are either A) intentionally misinforming them or misadvising them, or B) they are getting information from people that don't have a clue about how to deal with our problem.

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  • She realized too late that she had been misadvised regarding her investment choices.

Synonyms

to misdirect
vsto misadvise
5 6.0

To send someone the wrong way or give wrong directions

offers incorrect recommendations rather than physical or broader wrong routing
to misguide
vsto misadvise
1 4.3

To give someone wrong advice or directions that lead them to make mistakes

offers incorrect recommendations rather than broad misleading actions

Antonyms

to advise
414 2.2

Give someone advice about what to do

How Well Advised

to guide
313 1.0
to advise
414 2.2
to misadvise
1 7.9

Surface Forms

misadvise infinitive
misadvised past
misadvised past participle
misadvising present participle
misadvises third person singular

Morphology

misadvise = advise (transparent) = mis + advise

The meaning is a direct product of the productive English prefix 'mis-' (wrongly/badly) added to 'advise', yielding 'to give bad or wrong advice'.

Etymology

Misadvise is made of mis- meaning 'wrong', as in misbehave, and advise meaning 'to give advice', so it means to give someone 'wrong' advice.