misguided; misguiding; misguides
: to lead astray : misdirect
prejudice misguides our minds
misguider
noun
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we were misguided by the flashy advertisements for what turned out to be pretty lousy pizza
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But it would be misguided to begrudge the show its creative license, and specifically its refusal to fixate on the bureaucratic nightmare that is being gravely ill in America, when so many of its enormous swings connect.
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Judy Berman, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
The sense that one misguided, selfish, or just flat-out reckless decision is enough to set you on a path of no return feels essential to this season of Dark Winds, which expands its cast to serve that idea.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump's verbal assault on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as ungrateful and misguided not only immediately undercut the deal on rare minerals that was ready for their signature in the East Room.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
That’s also thanks to a similarly straightforward portrayal by Christian Gonzales, who remains as earnest and misguided as only a preteen can.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
The sense that one misguided, selfish, or just flat-out reckless decision is enough to set you on a path of no return feels essential to this season of Dark Winds, which expands its cast to serve that idea.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump's verbal assault on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as ungrateful and misguided not only immediately undercut the deal on rare minerals that was ready for their signature in the East Room.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
That’s also thanks to a similarly straightforward portrayal by Christian Gonzales, who remains as earnest and misguided as only a preteen can.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Misguide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misguide. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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