- 1[usually passive] misdirect something to use something in a way that is not appropriate to a particular situation Their efforts over the past years have been largely misdirected.
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- 2misdirect somebody/something to send someone or something in the wrong direction or to the wrong place Several passengers were misdirected to the wrong airport.
- 3misdirect somebody/something (law) (of a judge) to give a jury (= the group of people who decide if someone is guilty of a crime) wrong information about the law
misdirect
verbNAmE//ˌmɪsdəˈrɛkt//, NAmE//ˌmɪsdaɪˈrɛkt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they misdirect ,
he / she / it misdirects ,
past simple misdirected ,
-ing form misdirecting ,
NAmE//ˌmɪsdəˈrɛkʃn//, NAmE//ˌmɪsdaɪˈrɛkʃn//
noun [uncountable]See misdirect in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: misdirect