misdirected

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mis·di·rect (m

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tr.v. mis·di·rect·ed, mis·di·rect·ing, mis·di·rects

1. To aim (a blow or projectile, for example) badly.

2. To give wrong instructions or directions to.

3. To put a wrong address on (a piece of mail).

Translations

misdirected [ˌmɪsdɪˈrɛktɪd] adj

(= misguided) → maladroit(e)

[mail] → mal acheminé(e)

misdirected

adj

(lit) mail → fehlgeleitet; (= wrongly addressed) → falsch adressiert; shot, pass → unplatziert; the shot was misdirected → der Schuss verfehlte sein Ziel

(fig) (= misapplied) energy, effort → vergeudet; spending, feeling → fehlgeleitet; (= misconceived) policy, campaign → verfehlt

misdirected [ˌmɪsdɪˈrɛktd] adj (energies) → mal indirizzato/a

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