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as in misleading
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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
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026
This bill is another misguided attempt to hobble employers’ efforts to be more productive.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
That this fact has been obscured—that women themselves have been obscured in this conversation—says a lot about who gets prioritized in American culture, and how misguided our understanding of human flourishing is in the first place.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Trying to win 16 games with an offensive-tilt is misguided, mirroring how MLB teams reliant on home runs get knocked out by good pitching every October.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026
This bill is another misguided attempt to hobble employers’ efforts to be more productive.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
Irreverent and misguided, his genius and famous name weigh heavily on him, but using his gift to help solve homicides may — finally — offer his life some direction and purpose.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
That this fact has been obscured—that women themselves have been obscured in this conversation—says a lot about who gets prioritized in American culture, and how misguided our understanding of human flourishing is in the first place.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misguided
Adjective
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With all those numbers flying around, Americans might be understandably confused about when, exactly, they are expected to retire.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Despite the convenience of the one-stop concept, the process is so convoluted that some left frustrated and confused.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Some criticism has also focused on the film's marketing, which has been described as misleading.—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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This is technically true and profoundly misleading.—
Vikas Patel,
STAT,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Klipsch Austin Portable Bluetooth Speaker Deal Don't be deceived by the small Klipsch Austin portable speaker.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Svetlana Petriychuk wrote the play Finist, the Brave Falcon, based on real events, about Russian women deceived into marrying ISIS fighters and traveling to Syria.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Politicians and researchers have warned of the growing risks of a misinformed public as false information online can spread quickly.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
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Many Americans are badly misinformed about human life expectancy.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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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Not long before Brettler's death, Sharma had learned the kid had tricked him.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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Read how North Korean hackers tricked Ben and got into his computer.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But those who in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries made erroneous predictions of imminent mass starvation erred by underestimating the world‑changing potential of grasses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Complaints vary from inquiries sent through the website going unanswered and erroneous card charges to broken or ineffective merchandise.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The selloff wasn’t irrational panic.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Techlash is not irrational fear of innovation.—
Maha Hosain Aziz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Misguided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misguided. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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