adjective
1. : directed by mistaken ideas, principles, or motives
this misguided man who had doomed nineteen others to hardships and sufferings — J.N.Hall & C.B.Nordhoff
well-meaning but misguided professors and teachers — Irish Digest
2. : marked by or resulting from mistaken ideas, principles, or motives : misdirected
victim of her own misguided kindness — Newsweek
misguided management actions in connection with training — Bruce Payne
• mis·guid·ed·ly adverb
• mis·guid·ed·ness noun -es