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
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Immigration reform that targets the most productive and successful programs is misguided and devoid of economic sense.
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Ben Zweig, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
There’s been a misguided assertion that what’s happening with ICE is only a Latino issue, but ICE’s bombardment of both Black and Brown communities in Chicago demonstrates otherwise.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
However, a trio of new studies, all relying on the highest standards of data analysis, contend that these arguments are misguided.
—David W. Lawson, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Their misguided proposals should be left to wither in committee and die.
—Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
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Ben Zweig, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
There’s been a misguided assertion that what’s happening with ICE is only a Latino issue, but ICE’s bombardment of both Black and Brown communities in Chicago demonstrates otherwise.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
However, a trio of new studies, all relying on the highest standards of data analysis, contend that these arguments are misguided.
—David W. Lawson, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Their misguided proposals should be left to wither in committee and die.
—Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 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 1 Nov. 2025.
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