|misdə̇|rekt, -stə̇- transitive verb
Etymology: mis- (I) + direct
1.
a. : to give a wrong direction to
misdirected a stranger asking the way to the station
b. : to put a wrong direction or address on
misdirected the letter
2. : to charge (a jury) erroneously as to the law applicable to a case
the prisoner is entitled, however, to contend that the judge misdirected the jury — Ronald Rubinstein