In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
misguided, mistaken
(adjective) wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment; “well-meaning but misguided teachers”; “a mistaken belief”; “mistaken identity”
misguided, ill-conceived
(adjective) poorly conceived or thought out; “an ill-conceived plan to take over the company”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
misguided (comparative more misguided, superlative most misguided)
ill-conceived or not thought through
misled or mistaken
lacking proper guidance
• (lacking proper guidance) stray, straying, erring, errant, confused, off course
misguided
simple past tense and past participle of misguide
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*guide", v. t.
Definition: To guide wrongly; to lead astray; as, to misguide the understanding.
Mis*guide", n.
Definition: Misguidance; error. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.