misguided
adjective
mis·guid·ed
(ˌ)mis-ˈgī-dəd 
: led or prompted by wrong or inappropriate motives or ideals
well-meaning but misguided do-gooders
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Smith has argued Crane's speaker votes were misguided and a betrayal of the Republican Party.
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Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 24 June 2024
In Lestat’s recounting, Louis’ desperation to have a daughter is clearly misguided — what first seemed like a compassionate gesture on Louis’ part is now painted as a selfish act that would (and did) damage Claudia’s life as much as her makers’.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 June 2024
Other health professionals welcome the attention mental health receives on platforms like TikTok and think worries of overdoing mental health awareness are misguided.
—Big Think, 18 June 2024
The challenges facing the clean energy transition are real, but the impulse to pull back is misguided.
—Meghan L. O’Sullivan and Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 24 June 2024
In Lestat’s recounting, Louis’ desperation to have a daughter is clearly misguided — what first seemed like a compassionate gesture on Louis’ part is now painted as a selfish act that would (and did) damage Claudia’s life as much as her makers’.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 June 2024
Other health professionals welcome the attention mental health receives on platforms like TikTok and think worries of overdoing mental health awareness are misguided.
—Big Think, 18 June 2024
The challenges facing the clean energy transition are real, but the impulse to pull back is misguided.
—Meghan L. O’Sullivan and Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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“Misguided.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misguided. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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