verb [VN]
1 [usuallypassive] (written) to use sth in a way that is not appropriate to a particular situation:
Their efforts over the past years have been largely misdirected. * misdirected aggression / concern
2 (written) to send sb/sth in the wrong direction or to the wrong place:
Several passengers were misdirected to the wrong airport.
3 (law) (of a judge) to give a JURY (= the group of people who decide if sb is guilty of a crime) wrong information about the law
misdirection noun [U]
