What is another word for misdirected?

Pronunciation: [mɪsda͡ɪɹˈɛktɪd] (IPA)

Misdirected is a word that refers to something that has been sent or directed in the wrong way. There are several synonyms for misdirected, including misguided, misrouted, misaimed, misaddressed, or misplaced. The word misguided is often used to describe someone who has made a mistake due to a lack of understanding or knowledge. Misrouted implies that a package or message has been sent to the wrong place, while misaimed suggests that an action or statement was not intended for the intended recipient. Misaddressed is used to describe a letter or package that has been sent to the wrong address, while misplaced refers to an item that has been lost or not in its proper place.

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What are the opposite words for misdirected?

Misdirected is a word that refers to something that has been guided in the wrong direction or handled in a faulty manner. Antonyms for misdirected include directed, guided, aimed, sent, and conveyed. These words imply clarity of purpose, accuracy in action, and the absence of error or confusion. Directed suggests a deliberate and purposeful action taken towards a particular goal. Guided implies careful instruction and supervision. Aimed suggests a specific target or objective. Sent conveys the idea of purposeful delivery of a message or object. Conveyed implies that an idea or message has been effectively communicated. All these words provide a stark contrast to the idea of misdirected action or decision making.

Usage examples for Misdirected

The master of the hotel, who saw now that after all there would be no serious row with the police, nor discredit on his hotel, and began to think his fury had been somewhat misdirected, hastened to assure me that I need not consider the matter; that not only was a portion, but the whole courtyard at my disposition, and not as a purchase, but as a free gift, if M'sieur le Commissionaire sanctioned the proceeding.
"To-morrow?"
Victoria Cross
Such anxiety is in great measure misdirected.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
She misdirected her letters and thus sent 'No' to the man whom of all others, she wished to marry.
"The Maid of Maiden Lane"
Amelia E. Barr

Famous quotes with Misdirected

  • People's real hopes and dreams can be distorted and misdirected and packaged until you're not sure what you really want or what you even really need.
    Tracy Chapman
  • Crime is naught but misdirected energy.
    Emma Goldman
  • Opponents confront us continually, but actually there is no opponent there. Enter deeply into an attack and neutralize it as you draw that misdirected force into your own sphere.
    Morihei Ueshiba
  • Crime is naught but misdirected energy.
    Emma Goldman
  • There is the falsely mystical view of art that assumes a kind of supernatural inspiration, a possession by universal forces unrelated to questions of power and privilege or the artist's relation to bread and blood. In this view, the channel of art can only become clogged and misdirected by the artist's concern with merely temporary and local disturbances. The song is higher than the struggle.
    Adrienne Rich

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