MISGUIDED

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


Adjective

misguided (comparative more misguided, superlative most misguided)

ill-conceived or not thought through

misled or mistaken

lacking proper guidance

Synonyms

• (lacking proper guidance) stray, straying, erring, errant, confused, off course

Verb

misguided

simple past tense and past participle of misguide

Source: Wiktionary


MISGUIDE

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



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