misdirectv.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsdʌɪˈrɛkt/,

/ˌmɪsdᵻˈrɛkt/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsdəˈrɛkt/

Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and direct v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, direct v.

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + direct v.

To direct wrongly.

1. transitive. To misaim (a blow); to misjudge the direction of (an attack, etc.). Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > direct [verb (transitive)] > wrongly

misdirect1603

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > cause to move in a direction [verb (transitive)] > in wrong direction

misdirect1603

misdrivea1631

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > report or state wrongly [verb (transitive)] > lead into error, mislead

dwellc888

forlereOE

beleada1000

forleseOE

misteachOE

undergoc1000

mislearOE

misleadOE

bicharrea1100

bedwelec1205

overlead?c1225

misbihedec1300

miswendc1325

misguyc1375

miscounsel1389

misbeleadc1390

faitc1430

miswrest?a1475

misguide1480

scandalize1538

misadvise1548

misdraw1599

misdirect1603

traduce1613

to throw (also put) off the scenta1637

misswaya1640

undirect1647

mislight1648

widdlea1689

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xvii. 377 Fearing lest the contention of his will should make him to misse-direct his hand [Fr. luy fist fouruoyer la main].

1708 E. Arwaker Truth in Fiction ii. xvi. 118 Resolv'd on this, she gently Death bespoke; Take heed you do not mis-direct your Stroke.

1897 ‘P. Warung’ Tales Old Regime 129 Through the going out of the light, the blow was misdirected.

1979 Evening Standard 2 Mar. 19/4 I am in sympathy with the plea by Mrs A. L. Hughes for the survival of buskers, but feel her attack on ‘winos’ is both misdirected and lacking in human understanding.

2. transitive. To send (mail, etc.) to a wrong destination.

ΚΠ

1641 G. Wither Halelviah 254 V[oice] 1. How was their damn'd purpose known, Er'e their Ends, they could affect? V. 2. By a writing of their own, Which God made them misdirect.

1933 J. Joyce Let. 13 Aug. (1966) III. 282 The crétin of a concierge..has misdirected half my mail.

1969 Computers & Humanities 4 69 Once a person has miswritten the zip, the computer just misdirects the mail.

3. transitive. To direct (one's efforts, attention, etc.) away from the proper or intended target; to misguide (a person, jury, etc.).

ΚΠ

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. xxiv. 390 In the hurry of a trial the ablest judge may mistake the law, and misdirect the jury.

1789 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. xvi. p. ccxv If the influence exerted on any occasion by an individual over the operations of the government be pernicious, it must be in one or other of two ways:..2. By causing operations to be performed which ought not to be performed; in other words, by misdirecting them.

1832 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War III. 235 Their efforts had been misdirected against the face of a demibastion.

1851 C. M. Yonge Cameos ix, in Monthly Packet Oct. 250 He himself remained to misdirect the pursuers.

1885 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 14 694 The Court in banc will..grant a new trial on the ground that the jury were misdirected.

1987 M. Wesley Not that Sort of Girl (1988) lii. 275 She had come to the wrong house, had been misdirected.

1996 Population & Devel. Rev. 22 12 Consideration of the proximate determinants of fertility..sometimes risks misdirecting attention from the underlying causes of fertility behavior.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	misdirect
释义	misdirectv. Brit. /ˌmɪsdʌɪˈrɛkt/, /ˌmɪsdᵻˈrɛkt/, U.S. /ˌmɪsdəˈrɛkt/ Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and direct v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, direct v. Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + direct v. To direct wrongly. 1. transitive. To misaim (a blow); to misjudge the direction of (an attack, etc.). Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > direct [verb (transitive)] > wrongly misdirect1603 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > cause to move in a direction [verb (transitive)] > in wrong direction misdirect1603 misdrivea1631 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > report or state wrongly [verb (transitive)] > lead into error, mislead dwellc888 forlereOE beleada1000 forleseOE misteachOE undergoc1000 mislearOE misleadOE bicharrea1100 bedwelec1205 overlead?c1225 misbihedec1300 miswendc1325 misguyc1375 miscounsel1389 misbeleadc1390 faitc1430 miswrest?a1475 misguide1480 scandalize1538 misadvise1548 misdraw1599 misdirect1603 traduce1613 to throw (also put) off the scenta1637 misswaya1640 undirect1647 mislight1648 widdlea1689 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xvii. 377 Fearing lest the contention of his will should make him to misse-direct his hand [Fr. luy fist fouruoyer la main]. 1708 E. Arwaker Truth in Fiction ii. xvi. 118 Resolv'd on this, she gently Death bespoke; Take heed you do not mis-direct your Stroke. 1897 ‘P. Warung’ Tales Old Regime 129 Through the going out of the light, the blow was misdirected. 1979 Evening Standard 2 Mar. 19/4 I am in sympathy with the plea by Mrs A. L. Hughes for the survival of buskers, but feel her attack on ‘winos’ is both misdirected and lacking in human understanding. 2. transitive. To send (mail, etc.) to a wrong destination. ΚΠ 1641 G. Wither Halelviah 254 V[oice] 1. How was their damn'd purpose known, Er'e their Ends, they could affect? V. 2. By a writing of their own, Which God made them misdirect. 1933 J. Joyce Let. 13 Aug. (1966) III. 282 The crétin of a concierge..has misdirected half my mail. 1969 Computers & Humanities 4 69 Once a person has miswritten the zip, the computer just misdirects the mail. 3. transitive. To direct (one's efforts, attention, etc.) away from the proper or intended target; to misguide (a person, jury, etc.). ΚΠ 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. xxiv. 390 In the hurry of a trial the ablest judge may mistake the law, and misdirect the jury. 1789 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. xvi. p. ccxv If the influence exerted on any occasion by an individual over the operations of the government be pernicious, it must be in one or other of two ways:..2. By causing operations to be performed which ought not to be performed; in other words, by misdirecting them. 1832 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War III. 235 Their efforts had been misdirected against the face of a demibastion. 1851 C. M. Yonge Cameos ix, in Monthly Packet Oct. 250 He himself remained to misdirect the pursuers. 1885 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 14 694 The Court in banc will..grant a new trial on the ground that the jury were misdirected. 1987 M. Wesley Not that Sort of Girl (1988) lii. 275 She had come to the wrong house, had been misdirected. 1996 Population & Devel. Rev. 22 12 Consideration of the proximate determinants of fertility..sometimes risks misdirecting attention from the underlying causes of fertility behavior. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1603
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