a misguided belief

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• 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 — 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

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• misguided — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ deeply, entirely, totally ▪ sadly, woefully …   Collocations dictionary

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