misguided
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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
“It would be misguided to think that they could actually suppress the price of oil,” said Wallerstein.
From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026
The detectives didn’t drink alcohol, but Arm said they had to encourage Mr. Thirsty’s kind impulses, however misguided.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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