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misdirected

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˌmɪs.dɪ.ˈrek.təd/
    • /ˌmɪs.dɪ.ˈrek.tɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˌmɪs.dɪ.ˈrek.təd/

Definitions of misdirected word

  • noun misdirected Simple past tense and past participle of misdirect. 1
  • adjective misdirected used for a wrong or bad purpose 0
  • adjective misdirected (of mail) wrongly addressed 0

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Parts of speech for Misdirected

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

misdirected popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

misdirected usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for misdirected

adjective misdirected

verb misdirected

  • mess up — a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
  • abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
  • blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
  • blunder — A blunder is a stupid or careless mistake.
  • botch — If you botch something that you are doing, you do it badly or clumsily.

Antonyms for misdirected

adjective misdirected

  • directed — proceeding in a straight line or by the shortest course; straight; undeviating; not oblique: a direct route.

verb misdirected

  • handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
  • manage — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
  • straighten — make straight
  • inform — to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to: He informed them of his arrival.
  • repulse — to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.

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