misguided

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virheellinen ill-conceived or not thought through
2013 September 28, w:Kenan Malik|Kenan Malik, "http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/opinion/sunday/london-is-special-but-not-that-special.html?ref=opinion 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.

A misguided child may use his personal power in mischievous ways