MISDIRECT


Meaning of MISDIRECT in English

mis ‧ di ‧ rect /ˌmɪsdəˈrekt, ˌmɪsdɪˈrekt, -daɪ-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive usually in passive]

1 . formal to use your effort, energy, abilities etc on doing the wrong thing:

Without well-defined goals, it is likely that efforts will be misdirected.

Their criticism is misdirected.

2 . if a judge misdirects a ↑ jury (=the group of people who decide a legal case) , he or she gives them incorrect information about the law

3 . formal to send someone or something to the wrong place

misdirect somebody/something to something

Our mail was misdirected to the wrong street.

—misdirection /-ˈrekʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.