🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

잘못된

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jalmosdoen

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Misguided/mɪsˈɡaɪ.dɪd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그의 잘못된 믿음은 문제를 일으켰다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having been led or directed in the wrong way.

    "His misguided beliefs about the project led to its failure."
  2. 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

The word 'misguided' is derived from the prefix 'mis-', meaning 'wrongly' or 'badly', combined with 'guided', the past participle of 'guide', which comes from Old French 'guider', meaning 'to lead'. The term has evolved to describe actions or beliefs that are led astray or misdirected.

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