undirect

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/ʌndɪˈɹɛkt//ʌndaɪˈɹɛkt/

verb

To misdirect; mislead.

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Meanings

undirect1

verbundirect (third-person singular simple present undirects, present participle undirecting, simple past and past participle undirected)

present singular third person undirects · participle present undirecting · participle past undirected · past undirected

  1. transitiveTo misdirect; mislead.

    BArbarous is the cuſtome of ſome Engliſh People on the Sea ſide, to prey on the goods of poore ſhipwrack’t Merchants. But more diveliſh in their deſigne, who make falſe fires, to undirect Sea-men in a Tempeſt, that thereby from the right Road, they may be miſled into danger and deſtruction.

    1647, Tho[mas] Fuller, “Meditations on the Times”, in Good Thoughts in Worse Times. […], London: […] W. W. for John Williams […], →OCLC, section II (Wofull Wealth), pages 99–100

undirect2

adjectiveundirect (comparative more undirect, superlative most undirect)

comparative more undirect · superlative most undirect

  1. Not direct.

    Synonyms: indirect

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot direct.

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indirect
Also see
lead astray

Origin

undirect · verb

From un- + direct.

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undirect · adjective

From un- (“not”) + direct.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

uncreditreinduct
Cite this entry
APA

undirect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undirect

MLA

“undirect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undirect. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undirect,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undirect.

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