misdirect

American  

[mis-di-rekt] / ˌmɪs dɪˈrɛkt /

verb (used with object)

misdirects, present (3rd person singular) misdirected, past participle, past misdirecting present participle

1. to direct or address wrongly or incorrectly.

   to misdirect a person; to misdirect a letter.

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misdirect British  

/ ˌmɪsdɪˈrɛkt /

verb

1. to give (a person) wrong directions or instructions

2. to address (a letter, parcel, etc) wrongly

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• misdirection
  noun

Inflected Forms

Participles

• misdirecting
  present
• misdirected
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• misdirect
  simple
• misdirects
  simple
• have misdirected
  perfect
• has misdirected
  perfect
• am misdirecting
  progressive
• are misdirecting
  progressive
• is misdirecting
  progressive
• have been misdirecting
  perfect progressive
• has been misdirecting
  perfect progressive

Past

• misdirected
  simple
• had misdirected
  perfect
• was misdirecting
  progressive
• were misdirecting
  progressive
• had been misdirecting
  perfect progressive

Future

• will misdirect
  simple
• will have misdirected
  perfect
• will be misdirecting
  progressive
• will have been misdirecting
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of misdirect

First recorded in 1595–1605; mis- ¹ + direct

Related Words

• betray
• cheat
• deceive
• defraud
• delude
• dupe
• entice
• fool
• fudge
• hoodwink
• lie
• misguide
• misinform
• misrepresent
• tempt