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misguidedmis‧guid‧ed /mɪsˈɡaɪdɪd/ adjective   - Coleman was acting out of misguided jealousy.
- It was another of his misguided attempts to save money.
- The proposal is a misguided government effort to help the poor.
- The taxes were introduced in the misguided belief that they would reduce foreign competition.
- These decision now seem misguided, if not downright wrong.
- But deaths and injuries still occurred, and blame continued to be attached to ineffective, unfocused or misguided practice.
- Facing the truth about a misguided decision can cause senior managers to lose a good deal of sleep.
- I fear for the world and for that misguided man who crossed my path in such a bruising way yesterday and Friday.
- If that was your misguided attempt to make an appealing, heart-rending entrance into my life, you've failed.
- In an act of admirable but ultimately misguided loyalty, the national coach Andy Roxburgh stood by his dispirited keeper.
- The misguided enthusiasm spilt over into the most prestigious of journals.
- The incompetent or misguided general had been dismissed.
► wrong not correct or right – used about facts, answers etc, or people: · For every wrong answer, you lose five points.· The figure he gave me was wrong.· I think you’re wrong about that. ► incorrect something that is incorrect is wrong because someone has made a mistake. Incorrect is more formal than wrong: · I’m afraid these prices are incorrect.· The doctor had made an incorrect diagnosis. ► inaccurate something that is inaccurate is not exactly right and contains mistakes: · inaccurate information· inaccurate measurements· The old maps were often inaccurate. ► false not based on true facts: · Are the following statements true or false?· He was accused of giving false information to the police. ► untrue [not usually before noun] not based on true facts, especially because someone is lying or guessing: · I can’t believe he said that about me. It’s completely untrue!· The allegations were untrue. ► misleading a misleading statement or piece of information makes people believe something that is wrong, especially because it does not give all the facts: · The article was very misleading.· misleading statistics ► misguided a misguided decision, belief, action etc is wrong because it is based on bad judgment or understanding: · That decision seems misguided now.· It was the consequence of a misguided economic policy. ► mistaken wrong – used about ideas and beliefs. Also used about a person being wrong. You’re mistaken sounds more polite and less direct than saying you’re wrong: · She’s completely mistaken if she thinks that I don’t care about her.· a mistaken belief 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 NOUN► attempt· If that was your misguided attempt to make an appealing, heart-rending entrance into my life, you've failed. 1intended to be helpful but in fact making a situation worse:  He described the government’s economic policy as misguided. a misguided attempt to bring her parents back together2a misguided idea or opinion is wrong because it is based on a wrong understanding of a situation: His parents still clung to the misguided belief that his common sense would keep him out of serious trouble.► see thesaurus at wrong—misguidedly adverb: The company misguidedly thought that expansion was the best way to survive. |