Abused
Misguided
Misguided adjective - Poorly conceived or thought out.
Abused and misguided are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abused" instead an adjective "Misguided".
Nearby Words: misguiding, misguidance
Both words in one sentence
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However, he's not so much insane as he is... horribly misguided, a sheltered and abused Man Child Tyke Bomb designed to destroy Unova's political system so his Treacherous Advisor can take over, and convinced that Humans Are Bastards.
Source: Mad Mathematician - However, Hermione's campaign is portrayed as well-meaning but misguided, with her imposing human values on the elves and refusing to accept that the vast majority of them are actually happy with their jobs as long as they're not abused.
Source: Fantastic Racism / Literature -
Also, Ten'i from Dragon Destiny, a Little Miss Badass who lost it horribly after being kicked and abused for all of her life, and followed the local Evil Genius out of misguided gratitude after she took her in.
Source: Dark Magical Girl
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