Usually means: Intentionally leading attention in wrong direction.
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We found 10 dictionaries that define the word misdirecting:

General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. misdirecting: Merriam-Webster
  2. misdirecting: Collins English Dictionary
  3. misdirecting: Vocabulary.com
  4. misdirecting: Wordnik
  5. misdirecting: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. misdirecting: Wiktionary
  7. misdirecting: Dictionary.com
  8. misdirecting: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  9. misdirecting: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. misdirecting: Legal dictionary

(Note: See misdirect as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (misdirect)

verb:  To direct something wrongly
verb:  To direct attention away from covert actions or intended targets.
verb:  To put the incorrect address on a mail item
▸ Also see misdirect


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