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misdirection - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'misdirection' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Misdirection [ n.]
- The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so directed.
- An error of a judge in charging the jury on a matter of law.

Meaning of 'misdirection' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . misdirection [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something
Example in sentence:
  • conjurers are experts at misdirection
Meaning (2):
- management that is careless or inefficient
Example in sentence:
  • he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies