misdirect
verb
mis·di·rect
| \ ˌmis-də-ˈrekt
, -(ˌ)dī-\
, -(ˌ)dī-\
misdirected;
misdirecting;
misdirects
Definition of misdirect
Examples of misdirect in a Sentence
Their mail was misdirected to our address.
If he tells you he's not interested, he's trying to misdirect you.
Recent Examples on the Web
Goldman said the charges were misdirected and would be vigorously defended. — Alan Murray, Fortune, "Readers Respond to Walmart’s Gun Sales: CEO Daily," 9 Aug. 2019 And when authoritarian strongmen take control of the government, laws that were once thought to be harmless can easily be misdirected to deeply oppressive uses. — Yascha Mounk, The New Republic, "Germany’s risky law for stopping hate speech on Facebook and Twitter," 3 Apr. 2018 However misdirected the current ire, the multilateral system for restraining currency manipulation is indeed toothless. — The Economist, "America considers retaliating against currency manipulation," 27 July 2019 Then earlier this month, the FBI arrested former members of the Roselló administration on charges of misdirecting public funds to cronies. — Ana Campoy, Quartz, "Insults from their own governor finally pushed Puerto Ricans over the edge," 25 July 2019 One of the firms listed may be FedEx, after the U.S. courier company misdirected or returned Huawei packages twice. — Samantha Masunagastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Huawei helped North Korea build its wireless network, report says," 22 July 2019 The prey emits a glowing fluid or a cloud of sparks to misdirect the predator from its real location. — Liz Langley, National Geographic, "How bioluminescence works in nature," 2 May 2019 China opened a probe because FedEx violated Chinese laws and regulations and harmed customers by misdirecting packages, the official Xinhua news agency reported. — Bloomberg, latimes.com, "China fines Ford for antitrust violations as trade war escalates," 5 June 2019 The new research is more systematic, looking at the underlying mechanisms behind both Meltdown and Spectre and running through all the different ways the speculative execution can be misdirected. — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Spectre, Meltdown researchers unveil 7 more speculative execution attacks," 14 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'misdirect.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for misdirect
misdirect
verb
English Language Learners Definition of misdirect
: to use or direct (something) in a way that is not correct or appropriate
: to send (someone or something) to the wrong place
: to give (someone) incorrect information
See the full definition for misdirect in the English Language Learners Dictionary
misdirect
verb
mis·di·rect
| \ ˌmis-də-ˈrekt
\
\
misdirected;
misdirecting
Kids Definition of misdirect
: to send to the wrong place
The mail was misdirected.