Definition of Misdirection

1. Noun. An incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge.

Generic synonyms: Charge, Commission, Direction

2. Noun. Incorrect directions or instructions.
Generic synonyms: Direction, Instruction
Derivative terms: Misdirect

3. Noun. Management that is careless or inefficient. "He accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies"
Exact synonyms: Mismanagement
Generic synonyms: Direction, Management
Specialized synonyms: Screwup
Derivative terms: Mismanage

4. Noun. The act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something. "Conjurers are experts at misdirection"
Exact synonyms: Distraction
Generic synonyms: Alteration, Revision
Derivative terms: Distract

Definition of Misdirection

1. n. The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so directed.

Definition of Misdirection

1. Noun. An act of misleading, of convincing someone to concentrate in an incorrect direction. ¹

2. Noun. (UK legal) An error of law within a judgement committed by a judge or judges of a lower court, particularly as found by an appeals court ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Misdirection

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Misdirection

misdiagnosis
misdial
misdialed
misdialing
misdialings
misdialled
misdialling
misdials
misdid
misdiet
misdiets
misdight
misdirect
misdirected
misdirecting
misdirection (current term)
misdirection phenomenon
misdirections
misdirects
misdisposition
misdistinguish
misdistinguished
misdistinguishes
misdistinguishing
misdistribute
misdistributed
misdistributes
misdistributing
misdistribution
misdistributions

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