beliefs/ideas/actions etc► wrong · People used to believe that the world was flat, but we now know this is wrong.· Alice felt she had made the wrong decision.get the wrong impression · I wouldn't like you to get the wrong impression -- I do enjoy the course, but I just find it very hard work.
► mistaken: mistaken idea/belief/impression etc an idea, belief etc that people believe is right but is in fact wrong - use this as a polite way of saying someone is wrong: · Many people have the mistaken idea that AIDS cannot spread through heterosexual sex.under the mistaken belief/impression etc: · Pauline was under the mistaken impression that I didn't like her.
► false based on wrong ideas or incorrect information: · He gave false and misleading statements to the court.· My mother avoided visiting Bali on the quite false assumption that the place is full of tourists.give a false impression/belief: · The title gives a false impression of what the book is actually about.
► erroneous formal based on incorrect or incomplete information: · There were erroneous reports that the company had issued false statements. erroneous assumption/view/belief etc: · Ricci's book tries to correct this erroneous view of ancient China.
► misplaced: misplaced trust/loyalty/admiration/concern etc trust, loyalty etc that is wrong because there is no good reason for feeling it: · Richards said, with misplaced confidence, that the ship was 'unsinkable'.· I suppose her chief fault was misplaced trust, rather than any real crime.(do something out of) a sense of misplaced loyalty/admiration etc: · Despite her doubts, she supported the new legislation out of a misplaced sense of loyalty to the leadership.
► misguided done with good intentions but based on information or an idea that is wrong: · These decision now seem misguided, if not downright wrong.misguided efforts/attempt/action etc: · It was another of his misguided attempts to save money.(do something in the) misguided belief/hope: · The taxes were introduced in the misguided belief that they would reduce foreign competition.
► wrongheaded wrong and a little stupid, because of being based on a lack of understanding: · The young man's speech was full of wrongheaded ideas about "the evils of capitalism".· wrongheaded economic policies
used to describe an idea, plan, or belief that someone has, that is based on wrong ideas that they are not willing to change—wrongheadedly adverb—wrongheadedness noun [uncountable]