"give erroneous information or instruction to, give a wrong course of direction to," c. 1600, from mis- (1) "badly, wrongly" + direct (v.). Related: Misdirected; misdirecting.
The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver
misdirect the letter
misdeem
misdemeanor
misdiagnose
misdiagnosis
misdial
misdirect
misdirection
misdivision
misdo
misdoing
misdoubt