The phrase "a misguided belief" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a belief that is based on incorrect information or reasoning.
Example: "Many people hold a misguided belief that success comes only from luck rather than hard work and dedication."
Alternatives: "a false notion" or "an erroneous belief".
They said his crimes were committed out of a misguided belief he could never be caught.
Too many parents, and teachers, have a misguided belief that they are friends with schoolchildren.
Until recently there was a misguided belief that one should only use second-rate fruit for jam making.
One argument against the Syrians is a misguided belief that all Muslims want to impose Sharia law.
In the Arab world, a misguided belief that things could hardly get worse persuaded us that there was "a modest chance that 2014 will bring a general improvement".
Now, he must prove that his words were more than that, more than a misguided belief in the talent on his team.
She has researched into and written extensively about mental health and says that there is a continued misguided belief that mental illness is contagious, but at the same time unlike a physical ailment it is also seen as someone's own fault.
Some conservatives are pushing their agenda out of a misguided desire to punish debtors for borrowing more than they could afford, others out of an equally misguided belief that large-scale government spending is inherently bad for the country.
Although there is a strong, but perhaps misguided, belief that LAIs cannot be used as first-line treatment for schizophrenia, new guidelines state that the clinician should consider offering them to LAI-naïve patients with schizophrenia [ 124- 131].
The current U.S. scheme rests on the misguided belief that a "moderate" militant faction exists on the ground in Syria in such numbers that, if adequately trained and equipped, could topple Assad.
This interview venue – my choice – came from the misguided belief that an author who has spent her life writing about murder might feel at home surrounded by graves.
