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misguided

mis·gui·ded

UK/(ˌ)mɪsˈɡaɪdɪd/ US/ˌmɪsˈɡaɪdɪd/ fairly common

adjective

1.

poorly conceived or thought out

  • “an ill-conceived plan to take over the company”
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2.

wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment

  • “well-meaning but misguided teachers”
  • “a mistaken belief”
  • “mistaken identity”
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Origin

From misguide + -ed (suffix forming adjectives; and past tense and past participle forms of regular verbs).

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