Misdirect Definition & Meaning
misdirect
- verb
- corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
- lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
- put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter"
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- What does misdirect mean?
- corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter"
- What part of speech is misdirect?
- Misdirect is a verb.
- How many definitions does misdirect have?
- Misdirect has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).