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misdirect - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'misdirect' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Misdirect [ v. t.]
- To give a wrong direction to; as, to misdirect a passenger, or a letter; to misdirect one's energies.

Meaning of 'misdirect' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . misdirect [ v]
Meaning (1):
- corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
Example in sentence:
  • corrupt the morals;
  • debauch the young people with wine and women;
  • Do school counselors subvert young children?;
  • Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
Meaning (2):
- put a wrong address on
Example in sentence:
  • misdirect the letter
Meaning (3):
- lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
Example in sentence:
  • The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver

Nearby Words:

mis mis- misacceptation misaccompt misadjust misadjustment misadventure misadventured misadventurous misadvertence

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