misdirect
verb (used with object)
to direct or address wrongly or incorrectly.
misdirects
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present tense formof misdirect (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Mick and Veronica are interesting protagonists with a complex, compelling relationship, and the antagonist, who is revealed near the end of the novel after a series of hints and misdirects, is genuinely terrifying.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2021
Elmohamady down the right wing and his cross is decent, Samatta climbs highest but misdirects his header.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 12, 2020
He dazzles and misdirects, prods and pokes, changes topics midsentence and frequently offers claims that are on their face so bizarre that they demand repetition by the media, if only to be discounted.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 24, 2019
My brother and I worked really hard in the writing to answer all the questions for ourselves, but then to create all these misdirects for the audience.
From The Verge ● Oct. 18, 2019
Without it he misdirects his own movements, and mistakes continually the orders of his superintending workman.
From In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education by John S. (John Seely) Hart
