Dictionary Entry
misdirect
misdirect is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To give a wrong direction to; as, to misdirect a passenger, or a letter; to misdirect one's energies. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To give a wrong direction to; as, to misdirect a passenger, or a letter; to misdirect one's energies.
- 2verb
put a wrong address on
"misdirect the letter"
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- 3verb
lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
"The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
- 4verb
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
"debauch the young people with wine and women"
"Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"
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