misguided
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mis·guid·ed
(mĭs-gī′dĭd)adj.
Based or acting on error; misled: well-intentioned but misguided efforts.
mis·guid′ed·ly adv.
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misguided
(ˌmɪsˈɡaɪdɪd)adj
foolish or unreasonable, esp in action or behaviour
ˌmisˈguidedly adv
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mis•guid•ed
(mɪsˈgaɪ dɪd)adj.
misled; mistaken: a misguided attempt to help.
[1650–60]
mis•guid′ed•ly, adv.
mis•guid′ed•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision" |
2. | ![]() 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" |
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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.
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Translations
errantתועה
misguided
[ˌmɪsˈgaɪdɪd] ADJ [attempt] → torpe; [belief, view] → equivocado; [person] → descaminado, desacertado; [actions] → desacertado, equivocadoa misguided sense of loyalty → un sentido desacertado or equivocado de la lealtad
in the misguided belief that → creyendo, equivocadamente or erróneamente, que ...
he was misguided enough to believe he could get away with it → era tan insensato como para creer que podría salirse con la suya
poor misguided fool! → ¡pobre infeliz!
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misguided
adj → töricht; decision also, opinions → irrig; (= misplaced) kindness, enthusiasm, solicitude → unangebracht, fehl am Platz; to be misguided in something → mit etw falschliegen; I think it was misguided of you or you were misguided to accept his proposal → meiner Ansicht nach waren Sie schlecht beraten, seinen Vorschlag anzunehmen
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misguided
a. mal aconsejado-a, mal dirigido-a.
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