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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In today's environment, that assumption is increasingly misguided.
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Prashanthi Kolluru, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
This is a terribly misguided practice.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026
The series follows Nicky (Levy) and Morgan (Taylor Ortega), two deeply incapable siblings who are in over their heads when a misguided theft for their dying grandmother accidentally pulls them into the world of organized crime, the season one logline tells us.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Dobrofsky, a screenwriter with an excellent Substack aimed at those who still want to pursue the inside track in Hollywood, explains why some younger writers have embraced a misguided pivot towards treatments and pitch decks instead of writing scripts on spec.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
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Prashanthi Kolluru, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
This is a terribly misguided practice.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026
The series follows Nicky (Levy) and Morgan (Taylor Ortega), two deeply incapable siblings who are in over their heads when a misguided theft for their dying grandmother accidentally pulls them into the world of organized crime, the season one logline tells us.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Dobrofsky, a screenwriter with an excellent Substack aimed at those who still want to pursue the inside track in Hollywood, explains why some younger writers have embraced a misguided pivot towards treatments and pitch decks instead of writing scripts on spec.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
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“Misguided.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misguided. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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