misdirect

listen to the pronunciation of misdirect
English - English
To put the incorrect address on a mail item
To direct something wrongly
{v} to direct wrong or improperly
lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
{f} direct incorrectly; lead astray; misinstruct; mislead; misguide
To give a wrong direction to; as, to misdirect a passenger, or a letter; to misdirect one's energies
If you misdirect someone, you send them in the wrong direction. He had deliberately misdirected the reporters
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter"
put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter
If resources or efforts are misdirected, they are used in the wrong way or for the wrong purposes. Many of the aid projects in the developing world have been misdirected in the past. + misdirected mis·di·rect·ed a misdirected effort to mollify the bishop
misdirection
An error of law within a judgement committed by a judge or judges of a lower court, particularly as found by an appeals court

Also self-misdirection.

misdirected
{s} sent to the wrong place; misguided; aimed incorrectly; directed incorrectly
misdirected
past of misdirect
misdirecting
present participle of misdirect
misdirection
management that is careless or inefficient; "he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies"
misdirection
A way of getting the audience to pay attention to something so you can do a secret move somewhere else
misdirection
An error in law made by a judge in the charge (instructions) to the jury
misdirection
An act of misleading, of convincing someone to concentrate in an incorrect direction
misdirection
directing attention to something in order to draw attention away from something else For more, see Gadabout Coins Revisited
misdirection
{i} wrong direction; misleading direction, incorrect order, misinformation
misdirection
The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so directed
misdirection
incorrect directions or instructions
misdirection
an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
misdirection
incorrect directions or instructions an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
misdirection
the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection"
misdirection
The art of drawing the spectator's attention away form a secret move This is one of the most important aspects of the art of magic
misdirection
An error of a judge in charging the jury on a matter of law
misdirections
plural of misdirection
misdirects
third-person singular of misdirect
misdirect
Favorites