misguided
adjective
mis·guid·ed
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Definition of misguided
: led or prompted by wrong or inappropriate motives or ideals
well-meaning but misguided do-gooders
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Other Words from misguided
misguidedly
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adverb
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misguidedness
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noun
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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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Some objectors are simply ignorant and mean, but others make a coherent case that focusing on 1619, the year that enslaved Africans first stepped off a ship and into the British colonies, is misguided. — Mary Schmich, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Be curious. Be uncomfortable. Let yourself learn the history of slavery.," 23 Aug. 2019 Trump and top aides have spent the past few days trying to convince the public that the economy is strong and that fears about a recession are misguided. — Damian Paletta, Anchorage Daily News, "White House officials eye payroll tax cut in effort to reverse weakening economy," 20 Aug. 2019 Trump and top aides have spent the past few days trying to convince the public that the economy is strong and that fears about a recession are misguided. — Damian Paletta | The Washington Post, oregonlive.com, "White House floats temporary payroll tax cut to stave off recession," 19 Aug. 2019 Trump and top aides have spent the past few days trying to convince the public that the economy is strong and that fears about a recession are misguided. — Damian Paletta, The Denver Post, "White House officials eye payroll tax cut in effort to reverse weakening economy," 19 Aug. 2019 Still, bringing prosecution into school settings was misguided, education experts claim. — Max Cohen, USA TODAY, "Jail parents over skipping school? Some 2020 Democrats threatened it," 17 July 2019 But these fears are misguided — there are other available sources for rare earth materials and components made from them, like Australia and Japan, that can be tapped into if China follows through on its threats. — Eugene Gholz For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, "The rare earths industry can weather any Chinese trade battle," 23 July 2019 Many young people opt for their own strategies, some of which are misguided. — Ysabelle Kempe, BostonGlobe.com, "E-cigarette users find themselves seeking help to quit," 8 July 2019 The common argument that the individual mandate is valuable is misguided. — Noam N. Levey, latimes.com, "Trump officials tell one court Obamacare is failing and another it’s thriving," 8 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'misguided.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for misguided
misguided
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of misguided
: having wrong or improper goals or values
: resulting from wrong or improper goals or values
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misguided
adjective
mis·guid·ed
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Kids Definition of misguided
: having or resulting from mistaken ideas or values
misguided advisers a misguided attempt
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