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  • noun The state or condition of being misguided.

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misguided +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • The most obvious sign of Glitter’s misguidedness is its reported basis in Carey’s own life story, filtered through A Star is Born and any number of tragic show-biz biopics.

    In Need of Recovery | PopPolitics.com 2001

  • 'misguidedness' and 'the loss of credibility' to my mind shows James Ollie the writer of this sorry piece disguised as journalism, either has no idea about football or is just a very lame and lazy journalist.

    Evening Standard - Home 2009

  • Despite her misguidedness, her rationale is impeccable.

    Kelley Harrell: Harry Potter and the Elder Futhark Kelley Harrell 2011

  • Despite her misguidedness, her rationale is impeccable.

    Kelley Harrell: Harry Potter and the Elder Futhark Kelley Harrell 2011

  • I don't have the misguidedness of youth or the fear boiling out of me about new, simple things like my poor son gets.

    Early mid-life depression? wendigomountain 2008

  • And have no fear, I did eat that bowl of misguidedness.

    I bet this tastes better when Zuni does it.. Michele 2007

  • What I think you are missing is the sense that liberalism (in the American sense) is, or fundamentally is [allowing for some misguidedness] a pragmatic approach to acheiving certain goals or values.

    The Social Cost of Benefits 2006

  • I think liberals are beginning to slough off some off the misguidedness that accumulated since probably the late seventies, and re-establish the vision as the pragmatic pursuit of goals (I would add in secular, but I am not sure we are going there yet).

    The Social Cost of Benefits 2006

  • It really is agnostic about types of solutions, again allowing for some occasional misguidedness in devotees.

    The Social Cost of Benefits 2006

  • No offense and I do agree that there is misguidedness in how people use the Bible, but the interpretation of Numbers 5:11-33 is quite more complex than what is said above.

    Vote the Bible James F. McGrath 2008

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