misdirection
misdirection · misdirections
An act of misleading, of convincing someone to concentrate in an incorrect directionAn act of misleading, of convincing someone to concentrate in an incorrect direction.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)An act of misleading, of convincing someone to concentrate in an incorrect direction.
The magician used misdirection to get us to watch his left hand while he did something with his right hand.
(countable, uncountable)Movement or tendency in the wrong direction.
(UK, countable, uncountable)An error of law within a judgement committed by a judge or judges of a lower court, particularly as found by an appeals court.
More definitions
- incorrect directions or instructions
- an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
- the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something
- management that is careless or inefficient
Forms
plural: misdirections| Singular | misdirection |
|---|---|
| Plural | misdirections |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something:distraction
- management that is careless or inefficient:mismanagement
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedmisdirect
Derivedmisdirectional
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable