misdirection
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (4)
- an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judgeType of commission, charge
- incorrect directions or instructionsType of direction, instruction
- management that is careless or inefficient“he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies”Synonyms: mismanagementType of management, directionKinds screwup
- the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something“conjurers are experts at misdirection”Synonyms: distractionType of revision, alteration
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Mis′di·rec′tion noun
1. The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so directed.
2. Law An error of a judge in charging the jury on a matter of law. Mozley & W.
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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors