misguided

adjective

mis·guid·ed | \ (ˌ)mis-ˈgī-dəd

Definition of misguided

: led or prompted by wrong or inappropriate motives or ideals well-meaning but misguided do-gooders

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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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By contrast, the 91st Academy Awards have already been an unmitigated disaster for months, and four days out from the ceremony itself, the Academy is still doing damage control in the wake of its numerous misguided attempts to shake things up. — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, "Kevin Hart, the "Popular" Film & Cancelled Categories: A Complete Timeline of the 2019 Oscar Drama," 21 Feb. 2019 Even the most seasoned opera-goers have likely never seen this 19th century Italian comedy about a pretentious, overbearing Neapolitan father who places ads in newspapers across Europe in a misguided attempt to marry off his daughter. — Catherine Womack, latimes.com, "Irreverent Pacific Opera Project takes on 'La Gazetta'," 26 June 2018 Asbury's hotel scene is also booming: Big-deal newcomers like The Asbury Hotel feel worlds away from that (misguided) Jersey Shore stereotype, and the next installation is even more impressive. — Bridget Hallinan, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Golden Age of Asbury Park," 18 Sep. 2018 The challenges Katia faced in getting treatment amid Russia’s epidemic highlight the country’s faltering response, which critics have blasted as misguided, lackadaisical, and downright dismissive. — Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, "Russia’s HIV/AIDS epidemic is getting worse, not better," 11 June 2018 In his statement Colangelo said his wife’s actions, however misguided, were ultimately meant to defend and support him. — Sarah Todd, Philly.com, "Barbara Bottini's Twitter act cost Bryan Colangelo his job with Sixers," 7 June 2018 His job is to champion whatever the mayor’s proposing—can-kicking or not—and scoff at criticism as misguided, impractical, purely political or all of the above. — Ben Joravsky, Chicago Reader, "Who's telling the truth in the Rahm-Daley feud?," 4 May 2018 President Trump needs to take responsibility for his own misguided policies. — Brian Melley, USA TODAY, "Judge rejects request to detain immigrant children with their families long-term," 10 July 2018 President Trump needs to take responsibility for his own misguided policies. — Brian Melley, The Seattle Times, "Judge rejects request to detain migrant families long-term," 9 July 2018

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