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Common collocations with misguided in American Collocation

misguided adjective

US /mɪsˈɡaɪdəd/

in a very bad or unfortunate way

dangerously
sadly
terribly
tragically
woefully

The idea that it is in their interest to continue fighting is woefully misguided.

completely

completely
deeply
fundamentally
profoundly
totally
utterly

It is a well-meaning thought, but utterly misguided.

rather

a little
rather
somewhat

There is a somewhat misguided obsession with celebrity in the art world.

attempt

attempt

Their misguided attempts to tell everyone how to live their lives have the opposite effect.

belief

assumption
belief
idealism
notion

He had the misguided belief that the band could not continue without him.

impression

impression
perception

There is a misguided perception among young people that cannabis is harmless.

emotion

hope
loyalty

People sometimes protect an incompetent colleague out of misguided loyalty.

dangerous
ignorant
naive
wrong

To suggest that all video games are “evil” is ignorant and misguided.