misguided

[ mis-gahy-did ]
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adjective
  1. misled; mistaken: Their naive actions were a misguided attempt to help poor people.

Origin of misguided

1
First recorded in 1480–90; misguide + -ed2

Other words from misguided

  • mis·guid·ed·ly, adverb
  • mis·guid·ed·ness, noun
  • un·mis·guid·ed, adjective
  • un·mis·guid·ed·ly, adverb

Words Nearby misguided

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British Dictionary definitions for misguided

misguided

/ (ˌmɪsˈɡaɪdɪd) /


adjective
  1. foolish or unreasonable, esp in action or behaviour

Derived forms of misguided

  • misguidedly, adverb

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