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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The misguided mega-merger orchestrated by Warren Buffett a decade ago is donezo after years of weak sales and falling share prices.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
But what started as a misguided attempt at connection spiraled out of control.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Moscow and Beijing separately denounced the move, portraying it as misguided and counterproductive.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
The Club, however, believes all of these concerns are misguided.
—Morgan Chittum,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
But what started as a misguided attempt at connection spiraled out of control.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Moscow and Beijing separately denounced the move, portraying it as misguided and counterproductive.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
The Club, however, believes all of these concerns are misguided.
—Morgan Chittum,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 29 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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