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given the wrong directions vs given the wrong direction

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Given the wrong directions' is used when someone has been provided with incorrect instructions or guidance, while 'given the wrong direction' is used when someone has been pointed in the wrong way or path.

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given the wrong directions

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to someone receiving incorrect instructions or guidance.

This phrase is used when someone has been provided with incorrect directions, instructions, or guidance that led them astray.

Examples:

I got lost because I was given the wrong directions to the restaurant.
She missed the meeting because she was given the wrong directions to the office.
The hikers were stranded in the forest after being given the wrong directions.
He failed the exam because he was given the wrong directions on how to solve the problems.
The tourists ended up in the wrong city because they were given the wrong directions.

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I had deliberately given you the wrong directions.
Eva, about the audition, I think I've given you the wrong direction.
Sometimes the wrong direction is better.
This is heading in totally the wrong direction.
These reports go in entirely the wrong direction.
I think you sent us in the wrong direction on purpose.
You thought as president she was taking the country in the wrong direction.
But an arrow pointing in the wrong direction reeks of foreclosure trash.
The wind's in the wrong direction, rake it through.
The wind's in the wrong direction, rake it through.
It may have been the right road in the wrong direction.
Exactly. We were always looking in the wrong direction.
You pointed in the wrong direction.
Cameras were pointing in the wrong direction.
So speeding or not... he's travelling in the wrong direction.
Must have flown the wrong direction for winter.
He's made us look in the wrong direction.
Looking in the wrong direction is what landed you here.
Pascal's headed in the wrong direction.
She was a distraction to keep everyone looking in the wrong direction.

Alternatives:

given incorrect directions
given the wrong guidance
given the wrong instructions
given misleading directions
given false guidance

given the wrong direction

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to someone being pointed in the wrong way or path.

This phrase is used when someone has been directed or pointed in the wrong way, leading them off course or astray.

Examples:

He ended up in the wrong neighborhood because he was given the wrong direction.
The lost hiker was given the wrong direction by a passerby.
The taxi driver gave us the wrong direction to the airport.
She missed the bus because she was given the wrong direction to the bus stop.
The map gave us the wrong direction to the museum.

Show examples from the web [+]

I had deliberately given you the wrong directions.
Eva, about the audition, I think I've given you the wrong direction.
Sometimes the wrong direction is better.
This is heading in totally the wrong direction.
These reports go in entirely the wrong direction.
I think you sent us in the wrong direction on purpose.
You thought as president she was taking the country in the wrong direction.
But an arrow pointing in the wrong direction reeks of foreclosure trash.
The wind's in the wrong direction, rake it through.
The wind's in the wrong direction, rake it through.
It may have been the right road in the wrong direction.
Exactly. We were always looking in the wrong direction.
You pointed in the wrong direction.
Cameras were pointing in the wrong direction.
So speeding or not... he's travelling in the wrong direction.
Must have flown the wrong direction for winter.
He's made us look in the wrong direction.
Looking in the wrong direction is what landed you here.
Pascal's headed in the wrong direction.
She was a distraction to keep everyone looking in the wrong direction.

Alternatives:

given the incorrect direction
pointed in the wrong way
led in the wrong direction
misdirected
guided incorrectly

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