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   Mis·di·rect

   /ˌmisdəˈrekt/

   

   verb

   • 1. send (someone or something) to the wrong place or in the wrong direction: "voters were misdirected to the wrong polling place"
   • ▪ aim (something) in the wrong direction: "he misdirected a shot"
   • ▪ (of a judge) instruct wrongly: "the appeals court was satisfied that the trial judge had misdirected the jury"
   • ▪ use or apply (something) wrongly or inappropriately: "their efforts have been largely misdirected"

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • M

     3

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • D

     2

   • I

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • C

     3

   • T

     1

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