"misguided" in the verb sense
1. mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astray
lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
"The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
2. misadvise, misguide
give bad advice to
"misguided" in the adjective sense
1. ill-conceived, misguided
poorly conceived or thought out
"an ill-conceived plan to take over the company"
2. misguided, mistaken
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
"well-meaning but misguided teachers"
"a mistaken belief"
"mistaken identity"
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