misguide
— Verb
– English
~ lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
mishandle
— Verb
– English
~ manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged"
mishandle
— Verb
– English
~ make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
misidentify
— Verb
– English
~ identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister"
misinform
— Verb
– English
~ give false or misleading information to
misinterpret
— Verb
– English
~ interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"