In a misguided attempt to be funny, he manages only offensiveness...
He is misguided in expecting honesty from her.
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Misguided — Studio album by Argyle Park Released March 21, 1995 … Wikipedia
misguided — index astray, ill advised, inadvisable, injudicious, misadvised Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
misguided — (adj.) erring in purpose or action, 1650s, pp. adjective from MISGUIDE (Cf. misguide) (v.). Earlier, ill behaved (late 15c.). Related: Misguidedly; misguidedness … Etymology dictionary
misguided — [adj] ill advised, deluded bearded, bum steer*, confused, deceived, disinformed, erroneous, faked out*, foolish, imprudent, indiscreet, inexpedient, injudicious, led up the garden path*, misled, misplaced, mistaken, stonewalled*, uncalled for,… … New thesaurus
misguided — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing faulty judgement or reasoning … English terms dictionary
misguided — mis|guid|ed [mısˈgaıdıd] adj 1.) intended to be helpful but in fact making a situation worse ▪ He described the government s economic policy as misguided. ▪ a misguided attempt to bring her parents back together 2.) a misguided idea or opinion is … Dictionary of contemporary English
misguided — mis|guid|ed [ mıs gaıdəd ] adjective a misguided idea or action is based on judgments or opinions that are wrong: His loyalty to his employer is, shall we say, misguided. a misguided attempt at diplomacy … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
misguided — adjective 1 intended to be helpful but in fact making a situation worse: a well meaning but misguided attempt to bring her parents back together 2 a misguided idea or opinion is wrong because it is based on a wrong understanding of a situation:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
misguided — UK [mɪsˈɡaɪdɪd] / US [mɪsˈɡaɪdəd] adjective a misguided idea or action is based on judgments or opinions that are wrong His loyalty to his employer is, shall we say, misguided. a misguided attempt at diplomacy … English dictionary
misguided — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ deeply, entirely, totally ▪ sadly, woefully … Collocations dictionary
