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mis·di·rect
(mĭs′dĭ-rĕkt′, -dī-)tr.v. mis·di·rect·ed, mis·di·rect·ing, mis·di·rects
1. To aim (a blow or projectile, for example) badly.
2. To give wrong instructions or directions to.
3. To put a wrong address on (a piece of mail).
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misdirect
(ˌmɪsdɪˈrɛkt)vb (tr)
1. to give (a person) wrong directions or instructions
2. to address (a letter, parcel, etc) wrongly
ˌmisdiˈrection n
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mis•di•rect
(ˌmɪs dɪˈrɛkt)v.t.
to direct, instruct, or address wrongly: to misdirect a person; to misdirect a letter.
[1595–1605]
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misdirect
Past participle: misdirected
Gerund: misdirecting
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Verb | 1. | misdirect - 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" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" infect - corrupt with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism" lead astray, lead off - teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits" poison - spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office" suborn - incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife" |
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Translations
يُعَنْوِن
poslat nesprávným směrem
fejldirigere
segja skakkt til vegar
nukreipti neteisinga linkme
nepareizi norādīt
poslať nesprávnym smerom
yanlış yönlendirmek
misdirect
[ˌmɪsdɪˈrekt] VT [+ operation] → manejar mal; [+ letter] → poner las señas mal en; [+ person] → informar malCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
misdirect
[ˌmɪsdɪˈrɛkt] vtCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
misdirect
vt
letter (= send to wrong address) → fehlleiten; (= address wrongly) → falsch adressieren; energies → falsch einsetzen, vergeuden; pass, volley → falsch platzieren; person (= send astray) → in die falsche Richtung schicken; (= misinform) → falsch informieren, eine falsche Auskunft geben (+dat); (Jur) jury → falsch belehren
campaign, operation → schlecht durchführen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
misdirect
[ˌmɪsdɪˈrɛkt] vt (letter) → mettere l'indirizzo sbagliato su; (person) → dare indicazioni sbagliate a, mal indirizzare; (operation) → organizzare male (Law) (jury) → dare istruzioni sbagliate aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
misdirect
(misdiˈrekt) , (-dai-) verb to direct wrongly. She was misdirected, and ended up in the wrong street.
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