misguided

Meanings

Verb

• lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
• give bad advice to
• simple past and past participle of misguide

Adjective Satellite

• poorly conceived or thought out
• wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
  • "well-meaning but misguided teachers"

Adj

• Ill-conceived or not thought through.
• Misled or mistaken.
• Lacking proper guidance.

Synonyms

confused, errant, erring, ill-conceived, lead astray, misadvise, misdirect, misguide, mislead, mistaken, off course, stray, straying