1. the act of leading someone in the wrong direction or giving bad advice

Examples

• The student’s poor performance was due to misguidance from his previous teacher.
• Parents worry about misguidance from negative peer influences.
• The company’s failure resulted from misguidance by inexperienced consultants.
• She blamed her career mistakes on the misguidance of her mentor.
• The coach’s misguidance led the team to adopt ineffective strategies.
• Financial misguidance can lead to serious debt problems.