"He appreciates that was a wholly misguided and wrong thing to do".
It may even have been part of a misguided attempt to keep things hygienic, which many in the wider public also seem to believe, despite the reality that pubic hair likely protects against disease.
Another misguided thing people do is to make the cover letter all about them: "I did this, I'm looking for, I want to... I, I, I".
But Daddy became convinced before he died that in spite of every foolish, greedy, misguided thing we have done to our environment, this great woodpecker somehow survived.
Maybe the suggestion that two respectable ladies should break into a man's rooms and go through his things in a misguided attempt to protect the reputation of the Prince of Wales, a character we absolutely don't care about anyway?
Which bridges us nicely to the last micro-outrage: the ongoing troubles relating to Facebook's promoted posts feature, or if you read the same article I did as it made the rounds, "the single most misguided thing a major corporation has ever deliberately done, bar none, in the entire history of American capitalism and the world".
This in itself is not necessarily a bad thing, but it's a misguided approach to addressing the country's serious problem with traffic accidents.
Stress buildup worsens meltdowns, so a misguided attempt to "tough it out" can cause things to grow even worse.
— Eugene Cappuccio Hillary Clinton's comment about the 1968 primary might have been the stupidest and most misguided thing she has ever said.
Politicians quickly condemned the killing as a misguided attempt to avenge the three students.
Some victims fear reprisals; others harbor a misguided loyalty to the abuser.
