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misguided

[ mis-gahy-did ]

adjective

  1. misled; mistaken:

    Their naive actions were a misguided attempt to help poor people.



misguided

/ ˌɪˈɡɪɪ /

adjective

  1. foolish or unreasonable, esp in action or behaviour
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈܾ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ܾĻ· adverb
  • ·ܾĻ·Ա noun
  • ܲm·ܾĻ adjective
  • un·ܾĻ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of misguided1

First recorded in 1480–90; misguide + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

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Meta has said the lawsuit from the FTC, which reviewed and approved those acquisitions, is "misguided."

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It is a match made in modern college football hell, a renowned learning institution cast as beggars, a misguided football player portrayed as the chooser, and, yeah, the whole thing stinks to Rocky Top.

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Meta countered that the lawsuit from the FTC, which originally reviewed and approved both those acquisitions, was "misguided".

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Experts cautioned that finding the causes of autism spectrum disorder – a complex syndrome that has been studied for decades – will not be straightforward, and called the effort misguided and unrealistic.

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As misguided as he was, Yoon did what he thought was right with little care for the consequences, echoed Shin.

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