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misdirection::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mismanagement |
| Type of | direction, management |
| Has types | screwup |
misdirection::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | distraction |
| Type of | revision, alteration |
conjurers are experts at misdirection.
misdirection::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | direction, commission, charge |
misdirection::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | instruction, direction |
| Derivation | misdirect |
Examples of misdirection
misdirection
It's a sort of corporate misdirection, and it's time somebody called them on it.
From the nytimes.com
At that point, Apple will no longer be able to rely on nuances and misdirection.
From the techcrunch.com
Even worse, there is some real serious misdirection going on in here, me thinks.
From the infowars.com
Instead of using misdirection, perhaps you should address the points being made.
From the healthland.time.com
He's often around the ball and almost never bites on play action or misdirection.
From the stltoday.com
It's even more annoying in retrospect to trace back its scheme of misdirection.
From the independent.co.uk
It's a nice piece of misdirection, but Twitter knows it's not a real replacement.
From the forbes.com
Great p.r. flacks are as talented with misdirection as they are with the truth.
From the time.com
In many cases, the trick uses misdirection, a basic tool of the stage magician.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- An incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
- Incorrect directions or instructions
- Mismanagement: management that is careless or inefficient; "he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies"
- Distraction: the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection"
- (misdirect) corrupt: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
- (misdirect) mislead: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
- Misdirection is a form of deception in which the attention of an audience is focused on one thing in order to distract its attention from another.
- (MISDIRECT) when a player fools the other team and their team and spikes the ball into its own court.
- Techniques used by conjurers and mentalists to distract a person's attention or confuse their thinking.
