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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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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