misdirect in WordNet English dictionary

1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
   "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
   corrupt  pervert  subvert  demoralize  demoralise  debauch  debase  profane  vitiate  deprave  misdirect 
   
2. lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
   "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
   mislead  misdirect  misguide  lead astray 
   
3. put a wrong address on
   "misdirect the letter"
   misdirect  misaddress