'Misdirect' definitions:
Definition of 'misdirect'
(from WordNet)
verb
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" [syn: corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect]
verb
Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" [syn: mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astray]
verb
Put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter" [syn: misdirect, misaddress]
Definition of 'Misdirect'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'misdirect'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- be negligent,
- bias,
- bowl a googly,
- color,
- corrupt,
- garble,
- lead astray,
- maladminister,
- misaddress,
- misadminister,
- misadvise,
- misconduct,
- misconstrue,
- miseducate,
- misgovern,
- misguide,
- mishandle,
- misinform,
- misinstruct,
- misinterpret,
- mislead,
- mismanage,
- misrender,
- misrepresent,
- misrule,
- misteach,
- misuse,
- mystify,
- obfuscate,
- obscure,
- pervert,
- slant,
- strain,
- throw a curve,
- torture,
- varnish