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misdirected |
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Translations 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 misdirected [ˌmɪsdɪˈrɛktd] adj (energies) → mal indirizzato/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It is not your fault that I have had all my energies misdirected by others -- it is not your fault that I have never had a fair chance of getting on in life. Let me carry through the rest of my misdirected life, the remembrance that I opened my heart to you, last of all the world; and that there was something left in me at this time which you could deplore and pity. he replied, with a despondent shake of the head; 'and, at the same time, there was a strong display of unchastened, misdirected passions. |
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