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
Charles Trepany, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Dissident Iranian cinema body IIFMA — which was created in 2023 in the wake of the Woman Life Freedom movement, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody on September 22, 2022 — says the arrangement is misguided.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
Channel a French painter with a Breton-style striped shirt and a beret, or pair a smock and palette for artistic flair, which can often be safer than a well-meaning but potentially misguided tribute to a historical figure.
—Ella Cerón, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Turns out, the trend also reveals something deeper about the misguided strategies men, and all people, use to attract partners.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Dissident Iranian cinema body IIFMA — which was created in 2023 in the wake of the Woman Life Freedom movement, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody on September 22, 2022 — says the arrangement is misguided.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Dissident Iranian cinema body IIFMA says the arrangement is misguided given the Islamic Republic regime’s censorship and repression of filmmakers in Iran.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
Channel a French painter with a Breton-style striped shirt and a beret, or pair a smock and palette for artistic flair, which can often be safer than a well-meaning but potentially misguided tribute to a historical figure.
—Ella Cerón, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misguided
Verb
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According to the Justice Department, Sanberg deceived investors and lenders.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The lawsuit, filed by the FTC in June 2023 under the Biden administration, claimed that Amazon deceived tens of millions of customers into signing up for its Prime subscription program and sabotaged their attempts to cancel it.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Some investors were confused that the draft rules published Wednesday evening still contained references to a foreign ownership cap that was set to be amended.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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On city streets, a confused robotaxi can just pull over.—
Saahil Desai,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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To be fair, that number is slightly misleading.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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But the content, murky and misleading, is designed to trick Californians into voting for a power grab.—
Laura Koval,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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He will not be coaxed, tricked, or trapped.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
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The consumer is led to believe there is a fraudulent activity involving their account — and they're tricked with working with a scammer to fix a fake problem.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Yes, this is just one misinformed lie after another.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Some of these arguments are tedious and misinformed: Biden’s mental acuity was obviously an enormous story that much of the media largely ignored.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
Verb
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In order to not be fooled by narcissistic kindness, Sarkis encourages people to view one-off good deeds in the context of someone's overall behavior.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Don’t be fooled, there is intention.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Vedra and other debt law experts said a high rate of default judgments indicates a system that favors the pursuers over the pursued — and increases the chances someone will be harmed by an erroneous bill.—
Rae Ellen Bichell,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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And in 2010’s Flash Crash, algorithmic trading bots created a feedback loop of erroneous trades, wiping out nearly $1 trillion in market value in minutes.—
Steve Booren,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Misguided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misguided. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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