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misleading guide

[mɪsˈliːdɪŋ ɡaɪd]
nounpl: misleading guides
guia enganosa
1. A guide, instruction, or source of information that leads someone to a wrong or false conclusion; guidance that is deliberately or unintentionally deceptive
The outdated map turned out to be a misleading guide for our hiking trip.
O mapa desatualizado provou ser uma guia enganosa para nossa trilha.
2. A person who provides false or incorrect directions or information
He was a misleading guide who intentionally gave tourists wrong information about the city.
Ele era um guia enganoso que intencionalmente dava informações incorretas aos turistas sobre a cidade.
NYC Slang
bogus guide
Synonyms
deceptive guidefalse guideunreliable guidedeceitful guideinaccurate guide
Antonyms
reliable guideaccurate guidetrustworthy guidehonest guidetruthful guide

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
guia enganosa
standard term used in most Brazilian Portuguese contexts
São Paulo
guia enganosa
common usage in business and formal contexts
Portugal
guia enganosa
standard European Portuguese equivalent

Related Idioms & Phrases

a wolf in sheep's clothing
false prophet
lead someone astray
pull the wool over someone's eyes
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