"undirect" meaning in English

See undirect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʌndɪˈɹɛkt/, /ʌndaɪˈɹɛkt/ Forms: more undirect [comparative], most undirect [superlative]
Etymology: From un- (“not”) + direct. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|direct|t1=not}} un- (“not”) + direct Head templates: {{en-adj}} undirect (comparative more undirect, superlative most undirect)
  1. Not direct. Synonyms: indirect Derived forms: undirectly
    Sense id: en-undirect-en-adj-pr9V6pYz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 60 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ʌndɪˈɹɛkt/, /ʌndaɪˈɹɛkt/ Forms: undirects [present, singular, third-person], undirecting [participle, present], undirected [participle, past], undirected [past]
Etymology: From un- + direct. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|direct}} un- + direct Head templates: {{en-verb}} undirect (third-person singular simple present undirects, present participle undirecting, simple past and past participle undirected)
  1. (transitive) To misdirect; mislead. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-undirect-en-verb-i~vAIp~k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for undirect meaning in English (2.1kB)

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    },
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