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mis⋅di⋅rect

  [mis-di-rekt]
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–verb (used with object)
to direct or address wrongly or incorrectly: to misdirect a person; to misdirect a letter.
Origin:
1595–1605; mis- 1 + direct
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mis·di·rect   (mĭs'dĭ-rěkt', -dī-)   
tr.v.   mis·di·rect·ed, mis·di·rect·ing, mis·di·rects
  1. To aim (a blow or projectile, for example) badly.
  2. To give wrong instructions or directions to.
  3. To put a wrong address on (a piece of mail).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Misdirect

Mis`di*rect"\, v. t. To give a wrong direction to; as, to misdirect a passenger, or a letter; to misdirect one's energies. --Shenstone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : misdirect
Spanish: orientar mal, informar mal,
German: irreleiten,
Japanese: 指示を間違える
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misdirect 
1603, "give wrong directions to;" see mis- (1) + direct (v.). First record of misdirection "action of a conjurer, thief, etc. to distract someone" is from 1943.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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