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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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.
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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
Instead of expanding nursing slots, the state board has limited the number of nursing slots for private colleges out of a misguided sense of fairness.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
After all, even repeating the consensus of the time is far from a surefire way of looking clever in 25 years, because various elements of the sport where there was a broad agreement about the direction of travel have proved misguided.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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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
Instead of expanding nursing slots, the state board has limited the number of nursing slots for private colleges out of a misguided sense of fairness.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
After all, even repeating the consensus of the time is far from a surefire way of looking clever in 25 years, because various elements of the sport where there was a broad agreement about the direction of travel have proved misguided.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Misguided.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misguided. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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