Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

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.