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misguided

[mis-gahy-did] / mɪsˈgaɪ dɪd /


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And Friedrich Hayek suggested that recessions occur regularly, as maladjustments build up from misguided interest-rate policies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

With that context, I’ve been literally raving over “Butterfly Jam,” a film so fundamentally misguided it could almost be the cineaste version of “The Room.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

In his sentencing remarks, Judge James Sampson accepted there was "no evidence of threats, violence or coercion", adding the parents - who had no previous convictions - acted on "misguided cultural beliefs, rather than malice".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

That doesn’t mean people’s concern is exactly misguided.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

Whose interest is that thoughtless and misguided mob serving?

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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