adjective
- aimed or sent to the wrong place or person
- based on wrong or faulty reasoning; misguided
Examples
- The misdirected letter arrived at our house instead of next door.
- Her misdirected anger toward her coworkers was really frustration with her boss.
- The package was misdirected to the wrong warehouse.
- His misdirected efforts to help only made the situation worse.
- The misdirected email contained confidential information meant for someone else.
- Critics called the policy misdirected and wasteful of taxpayer money.
- The misdirected phone call woke us up at 3 AM.