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Misguided vs Misused - What's the difference?

misguided | misused |

As adjectives the difference between misguided and misused

is that misguided is ill-conceived or not thought through while misused is used in an incorrect or inappropriate manner.

As verbs the difference between misguided and misused

is that misguided is (misguide) while misused is (misuse).

misguided

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • ill-conceived or not thought through
  • * 2013 September 28, , " London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
    • I believe in freedom of movement and view the current government’s restrictive attitude as both socially and economically misguided . Yet I fear that a special London policy will only exacerbate existing divisions.
  • misled or mistaken
  • lacking proper guidance
    • A misguided child may use his personal power in mischievous ways

    Synonyms

    * (lacking proper guidance ) stray, straying, erring, errant, confused, off course

    Verb

    (head)
  • (misguide)

    • misused

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Used in an incorrect or inappropriate manner.
    • The oft misused word didn't mean what he thought it meant, but everyone else misunderstood it too.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (misuse)