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Misguided

//mɪsˈɡaɪdɪd// adj, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Ill-conceived or not thought through.

    "I believe in freedom of movement and view the current government’s restrictive attitude as both socially and economically misguided. Yet I fear that a special London policy will only exacerbate existing divisions."

  2. 2
    Misled or mistaken.
  3. 3
    Lacking proper guidance.

    "You're just a poor misguided fool Who thinks they know what I should do A line for me and a line for you I lose my right to a point of view."

Adjective
  1. 1
    wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment wordnet
  2. 2
    poorly conceived or thought out wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of misguide form-of, participle, past

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