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
"It's simply a matter of misdirected anger," Vos complained to the Times.
From Salon
“It’s simply a matter of misdirected anger,” he said, of the criticism he’s facing.
From New York Times
That means that when an infection develops in the body, the immune system sends a misdirected immune response to the brain.
From Seattle Times
State workers have been forwarding the waylaid applications to respective counties, which this week were still receiving packages containing hundreds of misdirected applications.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
