See Also: misguided(dictionary)
misguided(dictionary)

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.