misguided

About 1.66 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Of a person: lacking proper guidance; misled or mistaken in one's actions or thinking.
2. adjective Of a plan, policy, etc.: not properly planned or thought through; ill-conceived.
3. adjective Of a government, etc.: mismanaged, misruled. Of a person: behaving badly; immoral. Poorly educated or trained.
4. adjective Of a government, etc.: mismanaged, misruled.
5. adjective Of a person: behaving badly; immoral.
6. adjective Poorly educated or trained.
7. verb simple past and past participle of misguide

Similar words

ill-conceived wrong mistaken foolish ill-considered incorrect inaccurate misconceived wrongful injudicious

Often followed by

and attempt in by people or men to as

Word family

misguidedly misguidedness misguidednesses