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
The toxic cane toads, in fact, were set loose in Australia deliberately, in what would turn out to be a deeply misguided attempt to control pest beetles.
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Emily Anthes Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
But the fresh-faced boss of an upstart French challenger to OpenAI thinks ominous warnings of artificial superintelligence could be the result of a misguided God complex.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 12 Apr. 2024
This occurs, in part, because of miseducation and the stubborn prevalence of these misguided beliefs.
—Dr. Sharon Malone, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
But the Huskies had lost their way with NCAA sanctions and a misguided pursuit of college football riches that precipitated a move from the Big East to the mid-major American Athletic Conference.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
That number figures to rise over the coming days, but the final gavel price will determine just how much juice the Cybertruck secondary market has left—and if the highs of late February and early March were misguided speculation.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024
President Biden’s various attempts to get around Congress to forgive student loans have been misguided and costly for taxpayers.
—Preston Cooper, National Review, 30 Mar. 2024
Atlanta Hawks Player Chandler Parsons Engaged to Girlfriend Haylee Harrison
His friends laughed at their misguided effort while the athlete smiled and sang along with his girlfriend’s song.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
Some of these will soon be subject to misguided new environmental rules that will spike costs and effectively ban the production of these chemicals for U.S. producers.
—Chris Jahn, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
Emily Anthes Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
But the fresh-faced boss of an upstart French challenger to OpenAI thinks ominous warnings of artificial superintelligence could be the result of a misguided God complex.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 12 Apr. 2024
This occurs, in part, because of miseducation and the stubborn prevalence of these misguided beliefs.
—Dr. Sharon Malone, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
But the Huskies had lost their way with NCAA sanctions and a misguided pursuit of college football riches that precipitated a move from the Big East to the mid-major American Athletic Conference.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
That number figures to rise over the coming days, but the final gavel price will determine just how much juice the Cybertruck secondary market has left—and if the highs of late February and early March were misguided speculation.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024
President Biden’s various attempts to get around Congress to forgive student loans have been misguided and costly for taxpayers.
—Preston Cooper, National Review, 30 Mar. 2024
Atlanta Hawks Player Chandler Parsons Engaged to Girlfriend Haylee Harrison
His friends laughed at their misguided effort while the athlete smiled and sang along with his girlfriend’s song.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
Some of these will soon be subject to misguided new environmental rules that will spike costs and effectively ban the production of these chemicals for U.S. producers.
—Chris Jahn, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Misguided.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misguided. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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