misguided
Collocations
4(adj.)
VERBS
be, seem
ADV
entirely, quite, totally | rather, somewhat
fundamentally
His belief that money could solve all his problems was fundamentally misguided.
Definitions
adj
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.
Misled or mistaken.
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.
Martin Luther King Jr's 1964 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech on the need for moral intervention should be taped to every tech CEO's wall: “When scientific power outruns moral power, we end up with guided missiles and misguided men.”
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
adjective — poorly conceived or thought out
- ill-conceived
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6I 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 existi
WiktionaryYou'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.
WiktionaryMartin Luther King Jr's 1964 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech on the need for moral intervention should be taped to every tech CEO's wall: “When scientific power outruns moral power, we end up with
WiktionaryWe have guided missiles and misguided men.
Tatoeba · #590784Nothing could be more misguided.
Tatoeba · #5729006Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
Tatoeba · #6011071