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misdirect

[mis-di-rekt]

verb (used with object)

  1. to direct or address wrongly or incorrectly.

    to misdirect a person; to misdirect a letter.



misdirect

/ ˌɪɪˈɛ /

verb

  1. to give (a person) wrong directions or instructions

  2. to address (a letter, parcel, etc) wrongly

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ˌ徱ˈ𳦳پDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of misdirect1

First recorded in 1595–1605; mis- 1 + direct
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Example Sentences

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I do want them to reflect on it, worry about it, think about it and then, I’ve got to misdirect them.

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The second anchors itself in all the ways, reciprocating that love can be misdirected and weaponized.

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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.

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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.

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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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