misdirected

Verb

misdirect (third-person singular simple present misdirects, present participle misdirecting, simple past and past participle misdirected)

1. To direct something wrongly
   • Instead, in all contexts, markets instill antisocial motivations in buyers and sellers, misprice items that are exchanged, misdirect aims regarding what to produce in what quantities and by what means, misremunerate producers, introduce class division and class rule, and embody an imperial logic...2008, Chris Spannos, Real Utopia: Participatory Society for the 21st Century, page 96
2. To direct attention away from covert actions or intended targets.
3. To put the incorrect address on a mail item