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Definition of misguided adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

misguided

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//ˌmɪsˈɡaɪdəd//
 
 
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wrong because you have understood or judged a situation badly synonym inappropriate The new proposals are, in our opinion, totally misguided. She only did it in a misguided attempt to help. Thesauruswrong
  • false
  • mistaken
  • incorrect
  • inaccurate
  • misguided
  • untrue
These words all describe something that is not right or correct, or someone who is not right about something.
  • wrong not right or correct; (of a person) not right about something:I got all the answers wrong. We were wrong to assume that she'd agree.
  • false not true or correct; wrong because it is based on something that is not true or correct:A whale is a fish. True or false? She gave false information to the insurance company.
  • mistaken wrong in your opinion or judgment; based on a wrong opinion or bad judgment:You're completely mistaken about Jane.
  • incorrect (somewhat formal) wrong according to the facts; containing mistakes:Many of the statistics were incorrect.
  • inaccurate wrong according to the facts; containing mistakes:The report was badly researched and fairly inaccurate.
incorrect or inaccurate?
  • A fact, figure, or spelling that is wrong is incorrect; information, a belief, or a description based on incorrect facts can be incorrect or inaccurate; something that is produced, such as a film, report, or map, that contains incorrect facts is inaccurate.
  • misguided wrong because you have understood or judged a situation badly:In her misguided attempts to help, she only made the situation worse.
  • untrue not based on facts, but invented or guessed:These accusations are totally untrue.
Patterns
  • to be wrong/mistaken about something
  • wrong/false/mistaken/incorrect/inaccurate information
  • a(n) false/mistaken/incorrect/inaccurate/misguided belief
  • a(n) wrong/incorrect answer
Thesauruswrong
  • false
  • mistaken
  • incorrect
  • inaccurate
  • misguided
  • untrue
These words all describe something that is not right or correct, or someone who is not right about something.
  • wrong not right or correct; (of a person) not right about something:I got all the answers wrong. We were wrong to assume that she'd agree.
  • false not true or correct; wrong because it is based on something that is not true or correct:A whale is a fish. True or false? She gave false information to the insurance company.
  • mistaken wrong in your opinion or judgment; based on a wrong opinion or bad judgment:You're completely mistaken about Jane.
  • incorrect (somewhat formal) wrong according to the facts; containing mistakes:Many of the statistics were incorrect.
  • inaccurate wrong according to the facts; containing mistakes:The report was badly researched and fairly inaccurate.
incorrect or inaccurate?
  • A fact, figure, or spelling that is wrong is incorrect; information, a belief, or a description based on incorrect facts can be incorrect or inaccurate; something that is produced, such as a film, report, or map, that contains incorrect facts is inaccurate.
  • misguided wrong because you have understood or judged a situation badly:In her misguided attempts to help, she only made the situation worse.
  • untrue not based on facts, but invented or guessed:These accusations are totally untrue.
Patterns
  • to be wrong/mistaken about something
  • wrong/false/mistaken/incorrect/inaccurate information
  • a(n) false/mistaken/incorrect/inaccurate/misguided belief
  • a(n) wrong/incorrect answer
 
adverb
See misguided in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary