'Misdirection' definitions:
Definition of 'misdirection'
From: WordNet
noun
An incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
noun
Incorrect directions or instructions
noun
Management that is careless or inefficient; "he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies" [syn: mismanagement, misdirection]
noun
The act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection" [syn: distraction, misdirection]
Definition of 'Misdirection'
From: GCIDE
- Misdirection \Mis`di*rec"tion\, n.
- 1. The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so directed. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) An error of a judge in charging the jury on a matter of law. --Mozley & W. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The direction of another's attention to an unimportant place or matter, for the purpose of being able to perform an action undetected; as, misdirection is an important part of a magician's art. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'misdirection'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bad policy,
- bum steer,
- college of Laputa,
- corruption,
- false coloring,
- impolicy,
- inexpedience,
- inexpediency,
- maladministration,
- malfeasance,
- malpractice,
- misadministration,
- misconduct,
- misconstruction,
- misfeasance,
- misgovernment,
- misguidance,
- mishandling,
- misinformation,
- misinstruction,
- misinterpretation,
- misknowledge,
- misleading,
- mismanagement,
- misrepresentation,
- misrule,
- misteaching,
- misuse,
- mystification,
- neglect,
- negligence,
- nonfeasance,
- obfuscation,
- obscurantism,
- obscuration,
- omission,
- perversion,
- slanting,
- sophistry,
- straining,
- torturing,
- wrongdoing