misguided
adjective
mis·guid·ed
(ˌ)mis-ˈgī-dəd 
: led or prompted by wrong or inappropriate motives or ideals
well-meaning but misguided do-gooders
Examples of misguided in a Sentence
She's been getting a lot of bad advice from misguided friends.
He blames the crisis on the government's misguided economic policies.
a misguided attempt to help
Recent Examples on the Web
At least Lysenko was actually a scientist, albeit a misguided one.
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D. Scott Schmid, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Any thought of him being an impact middle-of-the-order bat looks, at best, misguided.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
Trying to use force to shape the future status of Taiwan is even more misguided.
—David C. Kang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
Turns out, the trend also reveals something deeper about the misguided strategies men, and all people, use to attract partners.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
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D. Scott Schmid, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Any thought of him being an impact middle-of-the-order bat looks, at best, misguided.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
Trying to use force to shape the future status of Taiwan is even more misguided.
—David C. Kang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
Turns out, the trend also reveals something deeper about the misguided strategies men, and all people, use to attract partners.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misguided
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“Misguided.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misguided. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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