misguided

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mis·guided [misguided misguidedly] BrE [ˌmɪsˈɡaɪdɪd] NAmE [ˌmɪsˈɡaɪdɪd] adjective
wrong because you have understood or judged a situation badly
Syn: ↑inappropriate
•The new proposals are, in our opinion, totally misguided.
•She only did it in a misguided attempt to help.
Derived Word: ↑misguidedly

Example Bank:
•He was thought to be a misguided idealist.
•In her misguided attempts to help, she only made the situation worse.
•The new proposals are totally misguided.
•Theirs is a grossly misguided philosophy.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  mistaken, ill-conceived