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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jalmosdoen
"그의 잘못된 믿음은 문제를 일으켰다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having been led or directed in the wrong way.
"His misguided beliefs about the project led to its failure." - 2
Characterized by a lack of good judgment or understanding.
"The misguided attempts to solve the problem only made it worse."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb misguide, combining the Old English prefix 'mis-' (denoting wrong or wrongly) with 'guide', which traces back to Old French 'guider' and ultimately Germanic roots related to leading or pointing the way. The adjectival form emerged in the late Middle English period to describe actions, beliefs, or policies led into error.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Misguided" is said worldwide
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égaré
Transliteration: eɡaʁe
"Ses croyances égarées ont conduit à des erreurs."
fehlgeleitet
Transliteration: feːlɡəˈlaɪ̯tɪt
"Seine fehlgeleiteten Ansichten führten zu Problemen."
sbagliato
Transliteration: sbaʎˈaːto
"Le sue idee sbagliate hanno causato confusione."
mal guiado
Transliteration: mal ɡiˈaðo
"Sus decisiones mal guiadas resultaron en fracasos."
mal orientado
Transliteration: maw oɾjẽˈtadu
"Suas ideias mal orientadas causaram problemas."
भ्रमित
Transliteration: bhramit
"उनकी भ्रांतियाँ समस्याओं का कारण बनीं।"
误导的
Transliteration: wù dǎo de
"他的误导的信念导致了错误。"
잘못된
Transliteration: jalmosdoen
"그의 잘못된 믿음은 문제를 일으켰다."
誤った
Transliteration: ayamatta
"彼の誤った信念は問題を引き起こした。"
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