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misguided
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mis·guid·ed  (ms-gdd)
adj.
Based or acting on error; misled: well-intentioned but misguided efforts; misguided do-gooders.

mis·guided·ly adv.

misguided [ˌmɪsˈgaɪdɪd]
adj
foolish or unreasonable, esp in action or behaviour
misguidedly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.misguided - poorly conceived or thought outmisguided - poorly conceived or thought out; "an ill-conceived plan to take over the company"
foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
2.misguided - wrong in e.g. opinion or judgmentmisguided - wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment; "well-meaning but misguided teachers"; "a mistaken belief"; "mistaken identity"
wrong - contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"

misguided
adjective unwise, mistaken, foolish, misled, misplaced, deluded, ill-advised, imprudent, injudicious, labouring under a delusion or misapprehension He is misguided in expecting honesty from her.
Translations
misguided [ˌmɪsˈgaɪdɪd] ADJ [attempt] → torpe; [belief, view] → equivocado; [person] → descaminado, desacertado; [actions] → desacertado, equivocado
a misguided sense of loyaltyun sentido desacertado or equivocado de la lealtad
in the misguided belief thatcreyendo, equivocadamente or erróneamente, que ...
he was misguided enough to believe he could get away with itera tan insensato como para creer que podría salirse con la suya
poor misguided fool!¡pobre infeliz!
misguided [ˌmɪsˈgaɪdɪd] adj
[person] → fourvoyé(e)
to be misguided in doing sth → se fourvoyer en faisant qch
[attempt] → malheureux/euse
[plan, opinion] → erroné(e)
misguided
adjtöricht; decision also, opinionsirrig; (= misplaced) kindness, enthusiasm, solicitudeunangebracht, fehl am Platz; to be misguided in somethingmit etw falschliegen; I think it was misguided of you or you were misguided to accept his proposalmeiner Ansicht nach waren Sie schlecht beraten, seinen Vorschlag anzunehmen
misguided [ˌmɪsˈgaɪdɪd] adj (person) → malaccorto/a; (conduct, belief) → poco assennato/a


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From Murray's vantage point, the United Nations is next to hopeless--"unelected," "undemocratic," and "prone to misguidedness and tyranny.
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