misguidance, misdirection, mispersuasion†, misinstruction†, misleading
&c v.; perversion, false teaching; sophistry &c 477; college of Laputa;
the blind leading the blind.
[misteaching by government agents] propaganda, disinformation,
agitprop; indoctrination.
V. misinform, misteach†, misdescribe†, misinstruct†, miscorrect†;
misdirect, misguide; pervert; put on a false scent, throw off the
scent, throw off the trail; deceive &c 545; mislead &c (error) 495;
misrepresent; lie &c 544; ambiguas in vulgum spargere voces [Lat.]
[Vergil].
propagandize, disinform.
render unintelligible &c 519; bewilder &c (uncertainty) 475;
mystify &c (conceal) 528; unteach.
[person or government agent who misteaches] propagandist.
Adj. misteaching &c v.; unedifying.
Phr. piscem natare doces [Lat.]; the blind leading the blind.