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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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.
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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
The Palestinian producer behind The Sea, Israel’s contender for Best International Feature at the Oscars, has argued that it is misguided for Hollywood luminaries to boycott filmmakers in the country.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
And, of course, the entire arc with James at the end is a misguided attempt to save the Cullen clan.
—USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
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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
The Palestinian producer behind The Sea, Israel’s contender for Best International Feature at the Oscars, has argued that it is misguided for Hollywood luminaries to boycott filmmakers in the country.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
And, of course, the entire arc with James at the end is a misguided attempt to save the Cullen clan.
—USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Misguided.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misguided. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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