misdirect
11misdirect — mis|di|rect [ ,mısdaı rekt ] verb transitive to use something wrongly or for the wrong purpose: He accused them of trying to misdirect national resources. a. to send someone or something the wrong way or to the wrong place: They had misdirected… …
12misdirect — [[t]mɪ̱sdɪre̱kt, daɪr [/t]] misdirects, misdirecting, misdirected 1) VERB: usu passive If resources or efforts are misdirected, they are used in the wrong way or for the wrong purposes. [be V ed] Many of the aid projects in the developing world… …
13misdirect — transitive verb Date: 1603 1. to give a wrong direction to 2. to direct wrongly < misdirected their energies > …
14misdirect — verb a) To direct something wrongly b) To put the incorrect address on a mail item …
15misdirect — Synonyms and related words: be negligent, bias, bowl a googly, color, corrupt, garble, lead astray, maladminister, misaddress, misadminister, misadvise, misconduct, misconstrue, miseducate, misgovern, misguide, mishandle, misinform, misinstruct,… …
16misdirect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. misguide, mislead, throw off the track; mismanage. See error, deception. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. lead astray, misinform, instruct badly; see deceive , mislead …
17misdirect — v. direct incorrectly; lead astray; misinstruct; mislead; misguide …
18misdirect — verb 1》 direct wrongly. 2》 (of a judge) instruct (a jury) wrongly. Derivatives misdirection noun …
19misdirect — verb (transitive usually passive) 1 formal to use your efforts, energy or abilities in a wrong or unsuitable way: We believe their efforts to prevent animal testing are misdirected. 2 if a judge misdirects a jury (=the group of people who decide… …
20misdirect — mis·di·rect …
