How do you use Misdirect in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like direct or modify, plus the exact meaning.
Misdirect in a sentence
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Misdirect meaning
- To direct something wrongly
- To direct attention away from covert actions or intended targets.
- To put the incorrect address on a mail item
Synonyms of Misdirect
Using Misdirect
- The main meaning on this page is: To direct something wrongly | To direct attention away from covert actions or intended targets. | To put the incorrect address on a mail item
- Useful related words include: direct, modify, alter, change.
- In the example corpus, misdirect often appears in combinations such as: to misdirect, misdirect the, misdirect and.
Context around Misdirect
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Misdirect
- In this selection, "misdirect" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, great, deliberate, deliberately, odin, itself and predators stand out and add context to how "misdirect" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a deliberate misdirect the first and as to misdirect predators to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "misdirect" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with misdirect
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The term “international” must not misdirect our attention only to the “global” forms of organization. (15 words)
This signal-jamming transit could misdirect a few of the Scorpio Sun’s fabulous flares. (15 words)
Planting phony information into the OSS was intended to misdirect the resources of the Allies. (15 words)
Being true to his trickster nature, the God of Mischief can reveal that he had the fake Infinity Gauntlet in his adoptive father's storage as a prank or as a means to misdirect Odin from his own adventures in time during 's events. (44 words)
McGraw-Hill, New York The "false head" effect is further reinforced by the bugs' habit of walking backwards when it detects movement nearby, so as to misdirect predators to strike at its rear, rather than at its actual head. (39 words)
In what’s almost certainly a deliberate misdirect, the first couple of episodes, with their generous smatterings of words such as ‘kaafir’ (infidel) and ‘gaddaar’ (traitor), make the show considerably more jingoistic than it actually is. (36 words)
Yes, of course presidents and prime ministers occasionally misdirect, or misconstrue reality, or even ignore clear facts or evidence, but promiscuous, ignorant, constant lying? (24 words)
Example sentences (17)
There is a lot of deduction and deception as the investigators solve the murder while the killer and accomplice try to misdirect them and get away.
It's possible everything we've seen of Locke's character is a misdirect and he won't be revealed as Billy after all.
Being true to his trickster nature, the God of Mischief can reveal that he had the fake Infinity Gauntlet in his adoptive father's storage as a prank or as a means to misdirect Odin from his own adventures in time during 's events.
This maneuver could serve a double purpose, shocking the audience with a misdirect and then reassuring them that the series will stay grounded in ghost/monster-free reality.
Coming on the heels of which sort of at the time kind of set a new bar for us, there was a lot of pressure that we put on ourselves with The Great Misdirect.
In what’s almost certainly a deliberate misdirect, the first couple of episodes, with their generous smatterings of words such as ‘kaafir’ (infidel) and ‘gaddaar’ (traitor), make the show considerably more jingoistic than it actually is.
It argued that the trial court did not misdirect itself as the evidence was overwhelming that there had been no disclosure.
The term “international” must not misdirect our attention only to the “global” forms of organization.
This signal-jamming transit could misdirect a few of the Scorpio Sun’s fabulous flares.
This week on a day like Sunday when most Zimbabweans seek mental and soul purity, a whole deputy Minister by the name Energy Mutodi chose to misdirect his energy on a wrong cause.
But what we do know is this: A media mogul and a prominent cultural critic are both eager to misdirect the conversation around sexual harassment.
The movies that do deliberately misdirect will lose a lot of their impact by knowing how you are being misled from the start.
Yes, of course presidents and prime ministers occasionally misdirect, or misconstrue reality, or even ignore clear facts or evidence, but promiscuous, ignorant, constant lying?
McGraw-Hill, New York The "false head" effect is further reinforced by the bugs' habit of walking backwards when it detects movement nearby, so as to misdirect predators to strike at its rear, rather than at its actual head.
Planting phony information into the OSS was intended to misdirect the resources of the Allies.
This interferes with the game, as the impairment on the flight of the shuttle may misdirect the direction of the shuttlecock.
Too timid to execute anyone, Ko-Ko cooks up a conspiracy to misdirect the Mikado, which goes awry.
Common combinations with misdirect
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to misdirect 7×
- misdirect the 5×
- misdirect and 2×
- not misdirect 2×