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Misplaced vs Misguided - What's the difference?

misplaced | misguided |

As verbs the difference between misplaced and misguided

is that misplaced is (misplace) while misguided is (misguide).

As adjectives the difference between misplaced and misguided

is that misplaced is uncomfortable, especially due to one's surroundings while misguided is ill-conceived or not thought through.

misplaced

English

Verb

(head)
  • (misplace)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Uncomfortable, especially due to one's surroundings.
    • I felt so misplaced at that party last night.
  • Lost; disoriented.
    • I was looking for the supermarket but then I got misplaced .

    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)