misdirect
Example Sentences
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Catlett plays Lucky with menace at first — a misdirect that is just as much about the audience’s assumptions as it is his own character’s evolution.
From Washington Post
Kris De Meyer, a research fellow who studies neuroscience and geography at King's College London, argues that all this effort may be misdirected.
From Salon
Oppongagyare said the GPS had misdirected him, which was a red flag, as agents say smugglers often use that excuse.
From Washington Times
It is true that shame culture can be cruel and misdirected.
From Washington Post
The icky situations are acted with deadpan sincerity by the younger members of the cast and with misdirected intensity by their elders.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
