misdirection
noun
1 misdirection
An incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge.
Roget 538: misteaching†, misinformaton, misintelligence†, misguidance, misdirection, mispersuasion†, misinstruction†, misleading etc. v.; perversion, false teaching; sophistry etc. ... show more
2 misdirection
Incorrect directions or instructions.
3 misdirection
Management that is careless or inefficient.
synonym: mismanagement.
Roget 699: unskillfulness etc. adj.; want of skill etc. 698; incompetence, incompentency†; inability, infelicity, indexterity†, inexperience; disqualification, unproficiency†; ... show more
Dutch: mismanagement, wanbeheer, wanbeleid
4 misdirection
The act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something:
— Conjurers are experts at misdirection.
synonym: distraction.
Polish: rozpraszanie, dekoncentrowanie, rozkojarzanie
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 ... show more.
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