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Definition of misguided - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
beliefsled or prompted by erroneous beliefs
- They followed a misguided leader into a disastrous situation..
2.
judgment or behaviorshowing poor judgment or acting in a foolish way
- That was a misguided attempt to help.
Expressions with misguided
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person or thing that is misdirected
His anger made him a misguided missile in the debate.
Origin of misguided
mis- (wrongly) + guide (direct)
Terms with misguided included in their meaning
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navigation
following a mistaken or misguided course
guidance
misguided or erroneous course of action
conflict
engage in a misguided or irrelevant conflict
misguided effort
engage in a conflict that is not important
guidance
misguided or misdirected from the right path
misguided
deviating from the intended course
misguided
deviated from the correct path
mistake
something deeply misguided
misguided
not following the right path
Examples of misguided in a sentence
She made a misguided attempt to help. His misguided plan wasted everyone's time. The committee issued a misguided recommendation last week.
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- French:égaré, mal orienté, ...
- German:fehlgeleitet, unangebracht, ...
- Italian:sviato, sconsiderato, ...
- Spanish:descarriado, desacertado, ...
- Portuguese:enganado, mal orientado, ...
- Chinese:被误导的, 不明智的, ...
- Japanese:誤った, 見当違いの, ...
- Arabic:مُضَلَّل, مُضَلِّل, ...
- Hebrew:מוּטְעֶה, שָׁגוּי, ...
- Russian:заблуждающийся, ошибочный, ...
- Ukrainian:заблудлий, помилковий, ...
- Hindi:गुमराह, ...
Definition of misguide - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
adviceRare give bad advice causing mistakesRare
- He misguided his friend about the investment.
2.
lead astrayRare cause someone to believe or do something wrongRare
- He tried to misguide her with false advice.
Origin of misguide
English, mis- (wrongly) + guide (lead)
Examples of misguide in a sentence
Parents misguided their children about the importance of education. Don't misguide the jury with incomplete facts. His exaggerations misguide new employees about company culture.
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- French:mal conseiller, égarer, ...
- German:fehlleiten, verleiten, ...
- Italian:dare cattivi consigli, sviare, ...
- Spanish:desorientar, engañar, ...
- Portuguese:desorientar, enganar, ...
- Chinese:误导, 引入歧途, ...
- Japanese:誤ったアドバイスをする, 惑わせる, ...
- Arabic:أَضَلَّ, خَدَعَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַטְעוֹת, לְהוֹלִיךְ שׁוּלָל, ...
- Russian:давать плохой совет, сбивать с толку, ...
- Ukrainian:вводити в оману, дезінформувати, ...
- Hindi:गुमराह करना, गलत राह दिखाना, ...
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