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misdirect
mis·di·rect M0333700 (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).misdirect (ˌmɪsdɪˈrɛkt) vb (tr) 1. to give (a person) wrong directions or instructions2. to address (a letter, parcel, etc) wrongly ˌmisdiˈrection nmis•di•rect (ˌmɪs dɪˈrɛkt) v.t. to direct, instruct, or address wrongly: to misdirect a person; to misdirect a letter. [1595–1605] misdirect Past participle: misdirected Gerund: misdirecting
Imperative |
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misdirect | misdirect |
Present |
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I misdirect | you misdirect | he/she/it misdirects | we misdirect | you misdirect | they misdirect |
Preterite |
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I misdirected | you misdirected | he/she/it misdirected | we misdirected | you misdirected | they misdirected |
Present Continuous |
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I am misdirecting | you are misdirecting | he/she/it is misdirecting | we are misdirecting | you are misdirecting | they are misdirecting |
Present Perfect |
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I have misdirected | you have misdirected | he/she/it has misdirected | we have misdirected | you have misdirected | they have misdirected |
Past Continuous |
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I was misdirecting | you were misdirecting | he/she/it was misdirecting | we were misdirecting | you were misdirecting | they were misdirecting |
Past Perfect |
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I had misdirected | you had misdirected | he/she/it had misdirected | we had misdirected | you had misdirected | they had misdirected |
Future |
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I will misdirect | you will misdirect | he/she/it will misdirect | we will misdirect | you will misdirect | they will misdirect |
Future Perfect |
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I will have misdirected | you will have misdirected | he/she/it will have misdirected | we will have misdirected | you will have misdirected | they will have misdirected |
Future Continuous |
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I will be misdirecting | you will be misdirecting | he/she/it will be misdirecting | we will be misdirecting | you will be misdirecting | they will be misdirecting |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been misdirecting | you have been misdirecting | he/she/it has been misdirecting | we have been misdirecting | you have been misdirecting | they have been misdirecting |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been misdirecting | you will have been misdirecting | he/she/it will have been misdirecting | we will have been misdirecting | you will have been misdirecting | they will have been misdirecting |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been misdirecting | you had been misdirecting | he/she/it had been misdirecting | we had been misdirecting | you had been misdirecting | they had been misdirecting |
Conditional |
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I would misdirect | you would misdirect | he/she/it would misdirect | we would misdirect | you would misdirect | they would misdirect |
Past Conditional |
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I would have misdirected | you would have misdirected | he/she/it would have misdirected | we would have misdirected | you would have misdirected | they would have misdirected | ThesaurusVerb | 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"corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, pervert, profane, vitiate, subvertalter, 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"carnalise, sensualise, sensualize, carnalize - debase through carnal gratificationinfect - 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"bastardise, bastardize - change something so that its value declines; for example, art formssuborn - incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife" | | 2. | misdirect - lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"misguide, mislead, lead astraylead, guide, take, conduct, direct - take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" | | 3. | misdirect - put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter"misaddressaddress, direct - put an address on (an envelope) | Translationsmisdirect (misdiˈrekt) , (-dai-) verb to direct wrongly. She was misdirected, and ended up in the wrong street. 誤引 指错方向LegalSeeMisdirectionmisdirect
Synonyms for misdirectverb corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensualitySynonyms- corrupt
- debase
- debauch
- demoralise
- demoralize
- deprave
- pervert
- profane
- vitiate
- subvert
Related Words- alter
- change
- modify
- carnalise
- sensualise
- sensualize
- carnalize
- infect
- lead astray
- lead off
- poison
- bastardise
- bastardize
- suborn
verb lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directionsSynonyms- misguide
- mislead
- lead astray
Related Words- lead
- guide
- take
- conduct
- direct
verb put a wrong address onSynonymsRelated Words |