misguided notion

Frequency: 6.89.2 per million words

used to describe an idea that is based on wrong judgement or information

notionadjective + notion

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misguided

Examples (10)

  • Many people hold a misguided notion that success comes without hard work.
  • His belief in quick riches was a misguided notion that led to financial ruin.
  • The company operated under the misguided notion that traditional marketing was sufficient.
  • She had a misguided notion that she could change him.
  • It's a misguided notion to think that education is only for the young.
  • We need to challenge the misguided notion that technology will solve all our problems.
  • Don't fall for the misguided notion that more money automatically brings happiness.
  • The policy was based on a misguided notion of how the economy works.
  • They clung to the misguided notion that their old methods were still effective.
  • The entire project failed due to a misguided notion about market demand.