misguided

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English

Definitions

verb

To guide poorly or incorrectly.
To lead astray; to lead into error.

adjective

Ill-conceived or not thought through
Misled or mistaken
Lacking proper guidance“A misguided child may use his personal power in mischievous ways”

Related words

Synonyms

mislead misinform confused course errant erring off stray straying ill-conceived wrong mistaken foolish ill-considered incorrect inaccurate misconceived wrongful

Associated

yank urn illegitimate attempt youths loyalty enthusiasm belief intentions notion freed attempts

Rhymes

chided derided divided guided glided decided resided collided lopsided subdivided

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