misguidedness
State of being mistaken
The quality of being based on faulty judgment or wrong ideas.
Misguidedness suggests well-meaning but flawed thinking—someone acting from misguidedness isn't malicious, just mistaken about what's true or wise: The misguidedness of the policy became clear only after it failed spectacularly.
Reckless bravery, unwise daring
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
- imprudenceUnwise decision-making
- injudiciousnessUnwise decision-making
- shortsightednessInability to see distance
naivety · rashness · indiscretion · overconfidence · heedlessness · thoughtlessness · gullibility · improvidence
Wrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- miscalculationError in estimation
- misstepError in action or judgment
- misinterpretationIncorrect understanding of meaning
misconception · misunderstanding · misdirection · misreading · misconstrual · misapprehension · false start · misadventure
Stubbornly held false belief
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- misconceptionErroneous belief or understanding
- false beliefConviction contrary to reality
- misbeliefFalse notion held true
credulity · superstition · dogmatism · zealotry · fanaticism · utopianism · quixotism
Error in reasoning
- sophismMisleading logical trickery
- non sequiturIllogical conclusion or remark
- circular reasoningFallacy assuming its conclusion
- false premiseUntrue foundational assumption
flawed reasoning · rationalization · self-deception · wishful thinking · confirmation bias · cognitive bias · motivated reasoning · illogic
foolhardiness
Reckless bravery, unwise daring
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
- imprudenceUnwise decision-making
- injudiciousnessUnwise decision-making
shortsightedness · naivety · rashness · indiscretion · overconfidence · heedlessness · thoughtlessness · gullibility · improvidence · unwisdom
mistake
Wrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- miscalculationError in estimation
- misstepError in action or judgment
misinterpretation · misconception · misunderstanding · misdirection · misreading · misconstrual · misapprehension · false start · misadventure · errantry
delusion
Stubbornly held false belief
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- misconceptionErroneous belief or understanding
- false beliefConviction contrary to reality
misbelief · credulity · superstition · dogmatism · zealotry · fanaticism · utopianism · quixotism
fallacy
Error in reasoning
- sophismMisleading logical trickery
- non sequiturIllogical conclusion or remark
- circular reasoningFallacy assuming its conclusion
false premise · flawed reasoning · rationalization · self-deception · wishful thinking · confirmation bias · cognitive bias · motivated reasoning · illogic · unsoundness
misguidednesswisdom
Good judgment from experience
shrewdness · sagacity · good judgment · sound judgment · prudence
misguidednessclarity
State of being understandable
clear-sightedness · enlightenment · insight · perspicacity · lucidity
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