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Added 10 October 2026

misguided

/(ˌ)mɪsˈɡaɪdɪd/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about misguided at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Poorly conceived or thought out.
an ill-conceived plan to take over the company
Wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment.
well-meaning but misguided teachers

Origin

From misguide + -ed (suffix forming adjectives; and past tense and past participle forms of regular verbs).

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