misguided


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unwise

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Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for misguided

poorly conceived or thought out

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wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment

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In the case of my misguided aunt, the form which pious perseverance was next to take revealed itself to me plainly enough.
alas!" said Cotton Mather to himself, "what shall be done for this poor, misguided people?
Misguided man though he was, we may be glad, without sympathising with him, that in the end he was true to the traditions of his race.
646-662) If ever you turn your misguided heart to trading and with to escape from debt and joyless hunger, I will show you the measures of the loud-roaring sea, though I have no skill in sea-faring nor in ships; for never yet have I sailed by ship over the wide sea, but only to Euboea from Aulis where the Achaeans once stayed through much storm when they had gathered a great host from divine Hellas for Troy, the land of fair women.
Lawrence was gentlemanly and inoffensive to all, and polite to the vicar and the ladies, especially his hostess and her daughter, and Miss Wilson - misguided man; he had not the taste to prefer Eliza Millward.
Give me that word, or before four o'clock strikes, you will find yourself in a new chamber, among the corpses of those misguided fishermen, mariners of ancient days, and a few others.
ENPNewswire-August 1, 2019--BIO - HHS Drug Importation Plan a 'Misguided Attempt to Keep an Ill-Informed Campaign Promise'
He however called upon the handful persons who were misguided by anti-state elements to understand nefarious designs of the enemies of Pakistan.
If their answer to that is the electorate were misguided in their choice, then it could be equally argued that the electorate were misguided in voting Labour in the 2017 General Election.
JILL Dando's brother has spoken out 20 years after her murder, saying he believes the killer was just "a misguided individual".
The OPBU has reiterated its resolve for bringing back the innocent and misguided people of Balochistan to mainstream and confront and expose those elements working on behest of India.
Meron talagang mga misguided souls sa amin,' the police chief said.
Weeks ahead of the Christmas Day, the country's top cop has one wish for the Philippine National Police (PNP) and that is for all police officers who have 'misguided souls' to find their way and be able to work as a team with the good ones.
Bollywood actor Prateik Babbar, who plays a terrorist in the upcoming multi-starrer film Mulk, says youngsters tend to get brainwashed and misguided easily and as he is growing mature, he is becoming wiser and more creative.
Summary: New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): The makers of the upcoming courtroom drama, 'Mulk' has released motion poster of the movie and it features Prateik Babbar as a 'misguided youth'