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Unwise vs Misguided - What's the difference?

unwise | misguided |

As adjectives the difference between unwise and misguided

is that unwise is not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish while misguided is ill-conceived or not thought through.

As a verb misguided is

(misguide).

unwise

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish.
    • unwise''' man; '''unwise''' kings; '''unwise measures

    Antonyms

    * wise

    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)