迷わす|まよわすmayowasu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 迷わす（まよわす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 迷わします（まよわします） |
| Negative (nai) | 迷わさない（まよわさない） |
| polite (masen) | 迷わしません（まよわしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 迷わさず・迷わさぬ（まよわさず・まよわさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 迷わした（まよわした） |
| polite (mashita) | 迷わしました（まよわしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 迷わさなかった（まよわさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 迷わしませんでした（まよわしませんでした） |
| Te form | 迷わして（まよわして） |
| Potential | 迷わせる（まよわせる） |
| Passive | 迷わされる（まよわされる） |
| Causative | 迷わさせる（まよわさせる） |
| Causative passive | 迷わさせられる（まよわさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 迷わせば（まよわせば） |
| tara | 迷わしたら（まよわしたら） |
| Volitional | 迷わそう（まよわそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 迷わしましょう（まよわしましょう） |
| Imperative | 迷わせ（まよわせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym惑わすまどわすNeutralNeutral verb for bewildering or beguiling people; a near-synonym of 「迷わす」 with a slightly more written tone.
- Related困らすNeutralNeutral verb for causing someone trouble or distress; stresses making them worried, not necessarily making them lose their judgment or way.
- RelatedこんがらかすCasualColloquial verb for tangling things up or making them complicated; stresses a snarled mess rather than someone being misled.
- Related混乱させるNeutralSet phrase for throwing things or someone's thinking into confusion; a plain, descriptive way of stating the resulting disorder.
- Antonym導くみちびくNeutralAntonym: to guide or lead someone; the opposite of 「迷わす」 in its sense of making someone lose their way.
- Antonym教えるおしえるNeutralAntonym: to teach or tell someone something; the opposite of misleading people.
- Antonym案内するNeutralAntonym: to show someone the way or escort them; the opposite of making someone lose their direction.
Use 「迷わす」 for leaving someone lost, undecided, or bewildered, as in 「人を迷わす情報」. Written prose prefers 「惑わす」; use 「困らす」 for troubling someone, 「こんがらかす」 for tangling things up, 「混乱させる」 for causing confusion. Opposites: 「導く」, 「教える」, 「案内する」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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