misguided

mɪsˈɡaɪdɪd
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Translation of misguided into German

Adjective

1.

beliefs

led or prompted by erroneous beliefs
fehlgeleitet irreführend vom Irrtum geleitet
  • They followed a misguided leader into a disastrous situation..Sie folgten einem fehlgeleiteten Anführer in eine katastrophale Lage.
2.

judgment or behavior

showing poor judgment or acting in a foolish way
  • That was a misguided attempt to help.Das war ein fehlgeleiteter Versuch zu helfen.
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Expressions with misguided: examples in English and translations in German

fehlgeleitete Person
His anger made him a misguided missile in the debate.

Synonyms and analogies of misguided in English

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.
misguide
mɪsˈɡaɪd
Verb
tr.
1.

advice

Rare
give bad advice causing mistakes
Rare
  • He misguided his friend about the investment.Er gab seinem Freund falsche Ratschläge über die Investition.
2.

lead astray

Rare
cause someone to believe or do something wrong
Rare
  • He tried to misguide her with false advice.Er versuchte, sie mit falschen Ratschlägen in die Irre zu führen.

Translations of "misguided" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
fehlgeleitetadj.

She was sincere, even if misguided; bless your heart.

Sie war aufrichtig, wenn auch fehlgeleitet; du guter Mensch.

falschadj.

Later, I began to understand how misguided those feelings were.

Erst später begriff ich, wie falsch diese Gefühle waren.

irrigadj.

He often made misguided assumptions about people's intentions.

Er machte oft irrige Annahmen über die Absichten anderer Menschen.

verfehltadj./pp.

With scathing laughter, they dismissed his claims as unrealistic and misguided.

Mit vernichtendem Gelächter wiesen sie seine Behauptungen als unrealistisch und verfehlt ab.

törichtadj.

You're misguided, but you are not crazy.

Sie sind töricht, aber nicht irre.

irreführendadj.

The presumption that all candidates would meet their quotas was misguided.

Die Erwartung, dass alle Kandidaten ihre Quoten erfüllen würden, war irreführend.

unangebrachtadj.

So... a little misguided, yes, but it wasn't meaningless.

Es ist vielleicht unangebracht, aber es war nicht bedeutungslos.

irregeführtpp.

Society sometimes stigmatizes unbelief, labeling it as rebellious or misguided.

Die Gesellschaft stigmatisiert manchmal Glaubenszweifel und bezeichnet sie als rebellisch oder irregeführt.

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  • unklugadj.

misguided: Examples and translations in context

His bold presumption that he could win without practice was misguided.

Seine kühne Annahme, er könne ohne Übung gewinnen, war fehlgeleitet.

The council debated whether her statements were merely misguided or outright traitorous.

Der Rat diskutierte, ob ihre Äußerungen nur fehlgeleitet oder tatsächlich verräterisch waren.

They soon realized his self-important opinions were often misguided and unsupported by facts.

Sie erkannten bald, dass seine selbstherrlichen Meinungen oft fehlgeleitet und unbegründet waren.

Fighting you made me realize that I'd been misguided.

Der Kampf gegen dich zeigte mir, dass ich fehlgeleitet wurde.

From her personal viewpoint, the proposal seemed impractical and misguided.

Aus ihrer persönlichen Sichtweise schien der Vorschlag unpraktisch und fehlgeleitet.

Some find casuistical arguments entertaining, while others see them as misguided.

Manche finden sophistische Argumente unterhaltsam, während andere sie als fehlgeleitet sehen.

They exchanged scornful looks, unable to believe how misguided his comments were.

Sie wechselten spöttische Blicke und konnten nicht glauben, wie fehlgeleitet seine Kommentare waren.

Others may be misguided, but that is irrelevant to your truth.

Andere mögen fehlgeleitet sein, aber das ist für deine Wahrheit irrelevant.

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misguided missile
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