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confound, confuse, create a false impression, give a false impression, instruct badly, involve in error, lead astray, lead into error, misaddress, misadvise, miseducate, misguide, misinform, misinstruct, mislead, misteach, put off the scent, throw into confusion
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convert (misappropriate), corrupt, deceive, delude, disorient, distort, divert, dupe, ensnare, exploit (take advantage of), illude, misemploy, misgovern, misguide, mishandle (mismanage), misinform, mislabel, mislead, mismanage, palter, slant
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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Misdirect — Mis di*rect , v. t. To give a wrong direction to; as, to misdirect a passenger, or a letter; to misdirect one s energies. Shenstone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misdirect — UK US /ˌmɪsdɪˈrekt/ verb [T] ► to send something to the wrong place or in the wrong direction: »If people are worried about payments being misdirected, they can opt to use direct deposit. »The publisher often lost or misdirected orders. ► to use… … Financial and business terms
misdirect — (v.) c.1600, give wrong directions to; see MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + DIRECT (Cf. direct) (v.). Related: Misdirected; misdirecting … Etymology dictionary
misdirect — ► VERB ▪ direct or instruct wrongly. DERIVATIVES misdirection noun … English terms dictionary
misdirect — [mis΄də rekt′] vt. to direct wrongly or badly; specif., a) to aim (a blow, etc.) badly b) to address (a letter) incorrectly c) to give incorrect instructions to, esp. as a judge to a jury misdirection [mis΄dərek′shən] n … English World dictionary
misdirect — UK [ˌmɪsdaɪˈrekt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms misdirect : present tense I/you/we/they misdirect he/she/it misdirects present participle misdirecting past tense misdirected past participle misdirected to use something wrongly or for the… … English dictionary
misdirect — /mis di rekt /, v.t. to direct or address wrongly or incorrectly: to misdirect a person; to misdirect a letter. [1595 1605; MIS 1 + DIRECT] * * * … Universalium
misdirect — mis•di•rect [[t]ˌmɪs dɪˈrɛkt[/t]] v. t. to direct, instruct, or address wrongly: to misdirect a person; to misdirect a letter[/ex] • Etymology: 1595–1605 … From formal English to slang
misdirect — mis|di|rect [ˌmısdıˈrekt, daı ] v [T usually in passive] 1.) formal to use your effort, energy, abilities etc on doing the wrong thing ▪ Without well defined goals, it is likely that efforts will be misdirected. ▪ Their criticism is misdirected.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
misdirect — 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
