"misdirect" meaning in English

See misdirect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: misdirect [canonical], misdirects [third-person, singular], misdirected [past], misdirected [past, participle], misdirecting [present, participle]
Etymology: mis- + direct Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|mis|direct}} mis- + direct Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you misdirect a person, you direct them with towards the wrong direction.
    Sense id: simple-misdirect-en-verb-9vNd4QEh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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