See Also: misguided(dictionary)
misguided(dictionary)

OD (oh) and misguided (oh)


OD (oh)



[I] informal
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: overdose]
overdose to take too much of a drug so that it is dangerous
OD on
::He OD'd on sleeping tablets.
to see, hear, eat etc too much of something
OD on
::children who OD on Video Games
-- OD n [C]

misguided (oh)



intended to be helpful but in fact making a situation worse
::He described the government's economic policy as misguided.
::a misguided attempt to bring her parents back together
a misguided idea or opinion is wrong because it is based on a wrong understanding of a situation
::His parents still clung to the misguided belief that his common sense would keep him out of serious trouble.
-- misguidedly adv
::The company misguidedly thought that expansion was the best way to survive.