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mislead vs direct

direct vs mislead

mislead is not an adjective while direct is an adjective.

mislead and direct both are verbs.

mislead is not an adverb while direct is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mislead No No Yes No
direct No Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, direct is a hypernym of mislead; that is, direct is a word with a broader meaning than mislead:
  • mislead: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
  • direct: take somebody somewhere
Other hypernyms of mislead include conduct, guide, lead, take.
mislead (adjective) direct (adjective)
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
(of a current) flowing in one direction only
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
lacking compromising or mitigating elements
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
being an immediate result or consequence
mislead (verb) direct (verb)
give false or misleading information to plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
command with authority
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
put an address on (an envelope)
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
guide the actors in (plays and films)
lead, as in the performance of a composition
take somebody somewhere
cause to go somewhere
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
govern or manage
mislead (adverb) direct (adverb)
without deviation
Difference between mislead and direct

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