as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue
we were misguided by the flashy advertisements for what turned out to be pretty lousy pizza
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Recent Examples of misguided
USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
The chair of the Chicago City Council’s Public Safety Committee spoke to NBC Chicago about the need to reduce crime in the city but said Trump's National Guard threats are misguided.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Crumbley’s appeal maintains this same principle applies to her, though the prosecution has long maintained that her argument is inaccurate and misguided, and that she was convicted fair and square by a jury of her peers.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 24 Aug. 2025
While the sentiment has good intentions, Baker said this strategy may be misguided or impractical.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Hopefully the president will reconsider this dangerous and misguided encroachment upon our state and our city's sovereignty.
—USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
The chair of the Chicago City Council’s Public Safety Committee spoke to NBC Chicago about the need to reduce crime in the city but said Trump's National Guard threats are misguided.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Crumbley’s appeal maintains this same principle applies to her, though the prosecution has long maintained that her argument is inaccurate and misguided, and that she was convicted fair and square by a jury of her peers.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 24 Aug. 2025
While the sentiment has good intentions, Baker said this strategy may be misguided or impractical.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misguided
Verb
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Cleveland also warned that users may fail to consider emoji strings to be actual passwords, and so could be deceived via phishing campaigns to share emoji passwords.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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The states pressing the suits, including California and New Jersey, say the companies deceived consumers about the risks posed by fossil fuels.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Whereas American Eagle and e.l.f. left their core customers feeling confused and disappointed.—
Katya Varbanova,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
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With the second season now available to binge, Rodriguez spills to THR all about Jackie’s big return to Silver Falls, Jackie and Alex rekindling a relationship, and Jackie’s confused feelings about Cole, below.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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These efforts are often driven by misinformed narratives that ignore the industry’s strong safety track record.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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That leaves countless women isolated, misinformed, or resigned to believe that chronic discomfort is simply part of motherhood.—
Ashley Austin,
Time,
20 July 2025
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Also, unlike its many imposters (and there are many similar looking wireless lamps out there, so don’t be fooled), the Poldina comes with a 1-year warranty on the battery and a 2-year warranty for any defects.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
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Heat star Tyler Herro admitted to being fooled earlier this month, while a post from the account instigated a war of words between Kevin Garnett and Draymond Green.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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At one point, Ryan thought he’d been traded when an erroneous report made the social media rounds.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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On the irrational front, Cramer pointed to recent IPOs such as Circle, Figma and Bullish, that each saw explosive gains after their debuts.—
Ali McCadden,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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But exactly the opposite needs to happen: the patient needs to enact her struggle in the room, to be messy, irrational, resentful, out of control.—
Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Her classmate grabs her arm beneath the table, aware that any criticism of the ruling Taliban government is ill-advised.—
Mark Baron,
CNN Money,
4 Aug. 2025
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However, while willy-nilly scrubbing is ill-advised, there is more than one way to clean stainless steel.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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The company misled him about the cost of the loan, which was loaded with junk fees and devoured 60% of his paychecks.—
Mike Calhoun,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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Last week, attorneys for the former five-term Miami-Dade County Commissioner Joe Martinez asked a judge for a new trial, saying defense attorneys and jurors were misled by state prosecutors who argued that Martinez created legislation in order to benefit a constituent.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Misguided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misguided. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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