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Misguided

 [mis-gahy-did]   Origin

mis·guid·ed

   [mis-gahy-did]
adjective
misled; mistaken: Their naive actions were a misguided attempt to help the poor.
Origin:
1480–90; misguide + -ed2

Related forms
mis·guid·ed·ly, adverb
mis·guid·ed·ness, noun
un·mis·guid·ed, adjective
un·mis·guid·ed·ly, adverb

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mis·guide

   [mis-gahyd]
verb (used with object), -guid·ed, -guid·ing.
to guide wrongly; misdirect.
Origin:
1325–75; mis-1 + guide; replacing Middle English misgien; see guy2

Related forms
mis·guid·ance, noun
mis·guid·er, noun
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misguided (ˌmɪsˈɡaɪdɪd)
 
—adj
foolish or unreasonable, esp in action or behaviour
 
mis'guidedly
 
—adv

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misguide
late 14c., "to go astray;" see mis- (1) + guide (v.). Transitive sense of "to guide in the wrong direction" is first attested c.1500. Misguided "erring in purpose or action" is from 1650s.
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