Definition of MISDIRECTED

Examples of misdirect in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

China opened a probe because FedEx violated Chinese laws and regulations and harmed customers by misdirecting packages, the official Xinhua news agency reported. — Bloomberg, latimes.com, "China fines Ford for antitrust violations as trade war escalates," 5 June 2019 The new research is more systematic, looking at the underlying mechanisms behind both Meltdown and Spectre and running through all the different ways the speculative execution can be misdirected. — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Spectre, Meltdown researchers unveil 7 more speculative execution attacks," 14 Nov. 2018 Virtually all of the Czech Republic’s other political parties declined to back Mr. Babis, citing the continuing prosecution of the agrochemical tycoon for allegedly misdirecting $2.5 million of EU funds into his own businesses. — Drew Hinshaw, WSJ, "Czech Premier Reaches Power-Sharing Deal With Communists," 10 July 2018 While the president has worked to distract and misdirect public attention from the investigation with outlandish claims, special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation has moved quietly, steadily forward. — Meg Kelly, Washington Post, "Video: The ‘scandals’ and progress of the Russia probe," 26 May 2018 But when the group is radically misdirected by a seriously Super-Villain and his maniacal plan to take over the Earth, things really go awry. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Advance Movie Screening for the Family," 2 July 2018 In the governor’s race alone, outside groups have collectively raised $29.5 million — more than any of the individual campaigns — and been responsible for most of the attacks, many designed to misdirect voters. — John Wildermuth, San Francisco Chronicle, "How California political ads fool voters, while candidates keep hands clean," 30 May 2018 Republican lawmakers, including Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, called the tariff decision wrongheaded and misdirected. — The Washington Post, OregonLive.com, "Trump trade adviser says no exceptions for allies on new aluminum and steel tariffs," 4 Mar. 2018 Sponsor is not responsible for entries that are lost, misdirected, garbled, distorted, truncated, incomplete, illegible, incorrect or late for any reason, and all such entries are void. — Union-tribune Rewards, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Enter to Win Two Tickets to San Diego Legion's Inaugural Rugby Season as well as a gift certificate to Hundred Proof!," 11 May 2018

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