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   misdirect

   /ˌmɪsdʌɪˈrɛkt/

   verb

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

   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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