12 letters · 17 points in Scrabble
noun an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
noun incorrect directions or instructions
noun management that is careless or inefficient
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English direction English misdirection From mis- + direction.
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