misguidedadj.
/(ˌ)mɪsˈɡʌɪdᵻd/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈɡaɪdᵻd/ 1. Guided in a wrong direction; spec. misdirected or mistaken in action or thought; foolish, ill-judged; having a wrong purpose or intention.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > [adjective] > misled, led astray
misleda1400
abuseda1500
misguided1500
traduced1605
miscounselled1643
misinclineda1716
1500 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1869) I. 83 In augmentatioun..of the comone proffitt and for till eschew misgydit wayis that has bene usit in tyme begane.
1598 S. Rowlands Betraying of Christ in Wks. (1880) I. 9 What furies guided this misguided swarme? To bend their force against vnthoughted harme.
1659 T. Philipot in J. Philipot Villare Cantianum Pref. sig. A That fiction of Brute..obtruded upon us by seduced and misguided Histories.
1660 J. Milton Readie Way Free Commonw. 18 To give a stay..to this general defection of the misguided and abus'd multitude.
a1776 D. Hume Ess. (1777) I. ix. 68 An ambitious, or rather a misguided [earlier edd. ignorant], prince arose, who [etc.].
1828 C. Lamb Barbara S—— in Elia 2nd Ser. 130 Some comic actor,..in the misguided humour of his part, threw over the dish such a quantity of salt, [etc.].
1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth ix, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 210 Far different had been the fate of the misguided Heir of Scotland, from that which was publicly given out.
1903 R. D. Shaw Pauline Epist. 137 Unworthy and misguided party cries had arisen among them.
1967 M. Meyer Ibsen (1974) ii. ix. 264 A mighty, Lear-like poetic tragedy of a lonely, misguided and tormented spirit.
1988 R. Christiansen Romantic Affinities i. 14 Charlotte Corday..had with extraordinary but misguided courage taken a kitchen knife and stabbed to death Marat.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective]
misbearinga1400
misgovernedc1431
misdemeaned1510
misguided?a1513
misordered1529
misbehaved1597
ill-behaved1611
badly behaved1843
haveless1856
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > misbehaviour > [adjective]
misbearinga1400
misleda1400
misgovernedc1431
misdemeaned1510
misguided?a1513
misordered1529
misbehaved1597
ill-behaved1611
society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > [adjective]
misgovernedc1431
misguided?a1513
a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 67 Druncartis, dysouris, dyowris, drewellis, Misgydit memberis off the devellis.
1523 in D. Forbes & C. Innes Acct. Familie Innes (1864) 97 Alexander has bene ane misgidit man prodigus and has waistit..his..gudis.
a1600 (?c1535) tr. H. Boece Hist. Scotl. (Mar Lodge) (1946) ii. xi. f. 78 To sic vicis was the mysgidit prince gevin.
c1613 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 77 If I knew that she wold be a myskidyd woman, I shold never speake word..for hir.
1671 A. Behn Amorous Prince sig. F3 A foul misguided Villain. One that scarce merits the brave name of Man.
a. Mismanaged, misruled. Obsolete.
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the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > unskilfully managed
misordered1529
misguided1562
misgoverned1875
1562 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1888) I. 4 Manassing..destruction of zour..misreulit, and misgydit gouernment.
b. Badly trained or reared. Obsolete.
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1624 in H. Paton Rep. MSS Earl of Mar & Kellie (1904) 123 He wos sory your lordships halks he sent yow were so misgeydit.
1856 J. Aiton Clerical Econ. (ed. 2) v. 300 Misguided apple and pear-trees may be recovered in a very few years.
Derivatives
misˈguidedly adv.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > [adverb] > as a result of misguidance
misguidedly1869
1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. III. ix. 219 A poor hard-pressed..thing, Has rushed so far, misguidedly perhaps.
1938 D. Thomas Let. 31 Dec. (1985) 348 I shan't quarrel now—this is meant, however misguidedly, for a patching-up letter.
1988 Which? Mar. 119/1 Car buyers misguidedly think their cars are..well protected.
misˈguidedness n.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > [noun] > leading into error > state of being misled
mistakableness1665
misguidedness1809
misdirectedness1951
1809 A. Knox Let. 9 Dec. in J. Jebb & A. Knox Thirty Years' Corr. (1834) I. 555 Ignorance, misguidedness, and..infelicity of circumstances.
1950 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 44 391 If they [sc. political scientists] have failed to achieve quite the degree of misguidedness as the economists, [etc.].
1982 Washington Post (Nexis) 22 Aug. u3/2 Abandoning the strip-mine law..is part of his private and petty feud against his imagined enemy of environmentalists. That's the misguidedness of it all.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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