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maldirection

maldirection noun: synonym of misdirection (“movement or tendency in the wrong direction”).

Noun

maldirection (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of misdirection (“movement or tendency in the wrong direction”).
    Synonyms:
    misdirection

Synonyms of maldirection

Origin of maldirection

mal- + direction

Questions about maldirection

What does maldirection mean?
Maldirection means synonym of misdirection (“movement or tendency in the wrong direction”).
What part of speech is maldirection?
Maldirection is a noun.

Words near maldirection in the dictionary

  1. maldigestive
  2. maldigests
  3. maldin
  4. maldin'
  5. malding
  6. maldirection
  7. maldison
  8. maldisposition
  9. maldispositions
  10. maldistributed
  11. maldistribution

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