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misdirect
[mis-di-rekt]
verb (used with object)
to direct or address wrongly or incorrectly.
to misdirect a person; to misdirect a letter.
misdirect
/ ˌɪɪˈɛ /
verb
to give (a person) wrong directions or instructions
to address (a letter, parcel, etc) wrongly
Other Word Forms
- ˌ徱ˈپDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of misdirect1
Example Sentences
I do want them to reflect on it, worry about it, think about it and then, I’ve got to misdirect them.
The second anchors itself in all the ways, reciprocating that love can be misdirected and weaponized.
The capacity to misdirect, in Biden’s case, or mislead, as happened under Trump, illustrates one of the magical features of the White House: the ability of a president to conceal himself in plain sight.
Progress is not guaranteed, especially with so much anger out there, rightly or wrongly, misdirected and the bad choices it is enabling that are making things worse in this country.
It is unclear why dolphins attack porpoises but experts say it could be an aggressive response to feeding competition or misdirected sexual aggression.
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