(n.) Wrong guidance.

bad policy bum steer college of Laputa corruption impolicy inexpedience inexpediency maladministration malfeasance malpractice misadministration misconduct misdirection misfeasance misgovernment mishandling misinformation misinstruction misknowledge misleading mismanagement misrule misteaching mystification neglect negligence nonfeasance obfuscation obscurantism obscuration omission perversion sophistry wrongdoing