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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

She said it was accepted that what had started in 2019 as a "misguided wish" on the part of the defendant to help friends and family then "snowballed" into something far larger.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 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

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

From Salon • May 11, 2026

Staring up at Aishwarya Rai on the Bride and Prejudice poster above my bed—a typically well-meaning, completely misguided gift attempt from my mom—I hope I’m not getting ahead of myself.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed




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