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 v.0.48
misdirect
v 1: 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]
2: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong
directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town
driver" [syn: mislead, misguide, lead astray]
3: put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter" [syn: misaddress]
WordNet (r) 2.0
36 Moby Thesaurus words for "misdirect":
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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