misguided

[ UK /mɪsɡˈa‍ɪdɪd/ ]
[ US /mɪsˈɡaɪdɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. poorly conceived or thought out
    an ill-conceived plan to take over the company
  2. wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
    well-meaning but misguided teachers
    a mistaken belief
    mistaken identity
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How To Use misguided In A Sentence

  • I have long claimed that this conceivability is only apparent; some misguided philosophers think they can conceive of a zombie, but they are badly mistaken. nullasalus: Blurring the Line
  • Politicians or other misguided do-gooders won't be able to meddle.
  • A misguided foray into middle-eastern politics, it may well be their lyrical nadir, their trademark synth-pop swamped in a hideous 80s production.
  • With the no-doubt unintended effect of suggesting that Wallace's menace and ensuing mayhem might, in hindsight, be laughed-off like a good-ol'-boy joke, "George Wallace: Settin 'the Woods on Fire" takes part of its title, and its misguided musical leitmotif from a wacky, Hank Williams party-hearty song. Film/Television: Lost Highways
  • But the more evident marauder is pigeons, thanks to the sandwich crusts left by lunchers and the feed spread by misguided bird fanciers.
  • The Weather Underground was misguided and poor strategy tactic — but as Ayers says, they never killed anybody. flory Says: Matthew Yglesias » The Real Bill Ayers Kind Of Sucks
  • The naivety, hateful ignorance and misguided arguments of his article were appalling to say the least.
  • Our country has all of these things because vigorous, misguided liberals succeeded in reshaping the nation. Matthew Yglesias » Kristol Complicates Napoleon Metaphors
  • We deeply regret our misguided support and apologize for our previous email.
  • KING: ... describes him as the first leader of a Western major nation to suggest the suicide hijackers may have been motivated by what he described as the misguided policies of the rich and the powerful. CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2002
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