Verb
To give a wrong direction to; as, to misdirect a passenger, or a letter; to misdirect one's energies.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI misdirect the audience, so they have no idea where they are or who they're listening to. Bo Burnham
We either misdirect or depress great amounts of energy in order to keep ourselves from feeling pain, including what we feel in the moment and being who we are in the moment. Barbara Brennan
debauch the young people with wine and women Source: Internet
Socrates was accused of corrupting young men Source: Internet
Do school counselors subvert young children? Source: Internet
corrupt the morals Source: Internet