Past tense of misdirect

Forms of misdirect

Misdirected in a sentence

• His appeal lawyers have argued that he was physically beaten into making a confession, the jury was wrongfully selected and misdirected, and his conviction largely achieved on individual testimony with no supporting forensic evidence presented.2012 August 21, Ed Pilkington, “Death penalty on trial: should Reggie Clemons live or die?”, in The Guardian
• Kane did more than anyone to provoke the crowd’s dissent with his overhit passes and misdirected shots.2016 June 27, Daniel Taylor, “England humiliated as Iceland knock them out of Euro 2016”, in The Guardian, London. From the entry overhit
• 'Americans always have such a lot of misdirected party spirit,' said Gosling.1931 May, Anthony Powell, chapter 11, in Afternoon Men, London: Duckworth, →OCLC; new edition, Melbourne, Vic.; London: William Heinemann…. From the entry party spirit
• The opinion is expressed that time is wasted by misdirected or underdirected visiting of schools.1913, Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, Proceedings of the Annual Convention - Volumes 26-28, page 75. From the entry underdirect
• Straggly-haired Mr Rhind-Tutt has been miscast, misdirected and misgroomed.2009 December 11, Quentin Letts, “Shocks and Men”, in Daily Mail. From the entry misgroom

Meaning of misdirect

1. verb To direct something wrongly.
2. verb To direct attention away from covert actions or intended targets.
3. verb To put the incorrect address on a mail item.

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Questions about the past tense of misdirect

What is the past tense of misdirect?

The past tense of misdirect is misdirected.

What is the past participle of misdirect?

The past participle of misdirect is misdirected.

Is misdirect a regular or irregular verb?

Misdirect is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.