misguided
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mis·guid·ed /mɪsˈɡaɪdɪd/ adjective 1 WRONG/INCORRECTintended to be helpful but in fact making a situation worse 帮倒忙的 He described the government’s economic policy as misguided. 他说政府的经济政策反而帮了倒忙。 a misguided attempt to bring her parents back together 想让她父母重归于好但却弄巧成拙的努力2 WRONG/INCORRECTa misguided idea or opinion is wrong because it is based on a wrong understanding of a situation 〔观点或看法〕错误的 His parents still clung to the misguided belief that his common sense would keep him out of serious trouble. 他的父母依然错误地认为他的常识能让他远离大的麻烦。► see thesaurus at wrong —misguidedly adverb The company misguidedly thought that expansion was the best way to survive. 公司错误地认为扩大规模是最好的生存方法。
Examples from the Corpus
misguided• If that was your misguided attempt to make an appealing, heart-rending entrance into my life, you've failed.• It was another of his misguided attempts to save money.• The taxes were introduced in the misguided belief that they would reduce foreign competition.• Facing the truth about a misguided decision can cause senior managers to lose a good deal of sleep.• The misguided enthusiasm spilt over into the most prestigious of journals.• The incompetent or misguided general had been dismissed.• The proposal is a misguided government effort to help the poor.• These decision now seem misguided, if not downright wrong.• Coleman was acting out of misguided jealousy.• In an act of admirable but ultimately misguided loyalty, the national coach Andy Roxburgh stood by his dispirited keeper.• I fear for the world and for that misguided man who crossed my path in such a bruising way yesterday and Friday.• But deaths and injuries still occurred, and blame continued to be attached to ineffective, unfocused or misguided practice.mis·guid·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable
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misguided
mis‧guid‧ed /mɪsˈɡaɪdəd, mɪsˈɡaɪdɪd/
adjective
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 wrong because it is based on a wrong understanding of a situation:
His parents still clung to the misguided belief that his common sense would keep him out of serious trouble.
—misguidedly adverb:
The company misguidedly thought that expansion was the best way to survive.
▪ wrong not correct or right – used about facts, answers etc, or people: For every wrong answer, you lose five points. | The figure he gave me was wrong. | I think you’re wrong about that.
▪incorrect something that is incorrect is wrong because someone has made a mistake. Incorrect is more formal than wrong: I’m afraid these prices are incorrect. | The doctor had made an incorrect diagnosis.
▪inaccurate something that is inaccurate is not exactly right and contains mistakes: inaccurate information | inaccurate measurements | The old maps were often inaccurate.
▪false not based on true facts: Are the following statements true or false? | He was accused of giving false information to the police.
▪untrue [not usually before noun] not based on true facts, especially because someone is lying or guessing: I can’t believe he said that about me. It’s completely untrue! | The allegations were untrue.
▪misleading a misleading statement or piece of information makes people believe something that is wrong, especially because it does not give all the facts: The article was very misleading. | misleading statistics
▪misguided a misguided decision, belief, action etc is wrong because it is based on bad judgement or understanding: That decision seems misguided now. | It was the consequence of a misguided economic policy.
▪mistaken wrong – used about ideas and beliefs. Also used about a person being wrong. You’re mistaken sounds more polite and less direct than saying you’re wrong: She’s completely mistaken if she thinks that I don’t care about her. | a mistaken belief
mis‧guid‧ed /mɪsˈɡaɪdəd, mɪsˈɡaɪdɪd/
adjective1. intended to be helpful but in fact making a situation worse:
2. a misguided idea or opinion is wrong because it is based on a wrong understanding of a situation:
—misguidedly adverb:
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