misdirect

mis·di·rect

verb \-də-ˈrekt, -(ˌ)dī-\

Definition of MISDIRECT

transitive verb

1

: to give a wrong direction to

2

: to direct wrongly <misdirected their energies>

Examples of MISDIRECT

1. Their mail was misdirected to our address.
2. If he tells you he's not interested, he's trying to misdirect you.

First Known Use of MISDIRECT

1603

Rhymes with MISDIRECT

acrolect, architect, birth defect, circumspect, deselect, dialect, disaffect, disconnect, disinfect, disrespect, edge effect, genuflect, grapholect, incorrect, indirect, in effect, intellect, interject, intersect, introject, introspect, lake effect, preselect, re-collect, recollect, redirect, reelect, resurrect, retrospect, self-respect, side effect, turtlenecked, vivisect