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misdirectmisdirect /ˌmɪsdəˈrɛkt/ verb [transitive usually passive] VERB TABLEmisdirect |
Present | I, you, we, they | misdirect | | he, she, it | misdirects | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | misdirected | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have misdirected | | he, she, it | has misdirected | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had misdirected | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will misdirect | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have misdirected |
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Present | I | am misdirecting | | he, she, it | is misdirecting | | you, we, they | are misdirecting | Past | I, he, she, it | was misdirecting | | you, we, they | were misdirecting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been misdirecting | | he, she, it | has been misdirecting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been misdirecting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be misdirecting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been misdirecting |
1formal to use your efforts, energy, or abilities on doing the wrong thing: Their criticism has been misdirected.2formal to send someone or something to the wrong place: Our mail was misdirected to the wrong street.3law if a judge misdirects a jury, he or she gives them incorrect information about the law—misdirection /ˌmɪsdəˈrɛkʃən/ noun [uncountable] |