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adjective

Definition of misguidednext
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as in confused

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as in misleading

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verb

past tense of misguide
as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue we were misguided by the flashy advertisements for what turned out to be pretty lousy pizza

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Recent Examples of misguided
Adjective
All of it was painfully misguided, as though the host nation were actively trying to self-mythologize instead of just hosting. — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026 Most of these tactics are misguided, according to Michael Ormsbee, PhD, director of the Florida State University Institute of Sports Sciences and Medicine (ISSM). — Jenessa Connor, Health, 20 July 2026
Verb
It would have been misguided to paint himself as the bold employee held back by the ownership’s shackles. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 16 May 2026 And, as scripted by Craig Mazin (The Last of Us), their dialogue is both mildly amusing and intriguingly philosophical, if at times misguided. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for misguided
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misguided
  1. confused
  2. misleading
  3. deceived
  4. misinformed
  5. unreasoned
  6. tricked
  7. erroneous
  8. irrational
Adjective
  • An experiment with artificial intelligence at the annual Richard Wagner festival in the southeastern German town of Bayreuth drew boos from the audience after producing a staging that appeared to leave some spectators confused.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • An experiment with artificial intelligence at the famed annual Richard Wagner festival in the southeastern German town of Bayreuth drew boos from the audience after producing a staging that appeared to leave some spectators confused.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of confused
Adjective
  • Spanish officials have blamed traffickers for spreading similar misleading information, and there is a growing suspicion that Moroccan authorities initially failed to stop the crowds, intentionally allowing the surge to grow.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Pruitt’s interest in opera is genuine, but the flourish is misleading.
    — Carson Griffith, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
Definition of misleading
Verb
  • The Federal Trade Commission sued Hims & Hers yesterday, alleging the direct-to-consumer telehealth company deceived consumers purchasing clinical care and medications through the site.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 30 July 2026
  • Mora filed a cross-complaint against Giumarra alleging he was deceived by the company and its representatives into signing a contract that made false claims about the fruit, including that it was patented by Giumarra.
    — Robert Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of deceived
Adjective
  • There are reports of suicide from all of these enormous hormonal fluctuations, and yet women are left in the dark and misinformed about what to expect.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026
  • Why the plea deal was delayed The plea deal was delayed last week after Jackson had an outburst in court when his family was misinformed about the hearing time.
    — Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of misinformed
Adjective
  • In each case, the actual right to your body is deferred to some third party, either the paternalists, the hypothetical children, or unreasoned authority.
    — Kyle Munkittrick, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2011
Definition of unreasoned
Verb
  • Scammers claiming to belong to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard have also tricked shipping firms into sending hefty payments to their cryptocurrency wallets in exchange for safe passage.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026
  • The hackers created a Gmail account and internet domain impersonating the photographer and tricked the technician into sending Grande’s materials to them, the singer claims.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026
Definition of tricked
Adjective
  • The source said the Post’s report that such a conversation had been arranged was erroneous.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Sometimes vehicles are called back for fixes as minor as changing a few pages in a vehicle’s owner’s manual that were either missing or contained erroneous information.
    — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of erroneous
Adjective
  • For all the film focuses on Carlson’s irrational attempts to peg the murder on gay people, the actual gay man Tom disappears from the narrative for long periods of time.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 July 2026
  • Retailers’ reputations as poor environments for technology innovation is not unjustified, but their behavior is not completely irrational either.
    — Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of irrational

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