English dictionary

misdirection

/,m/I/sd/I/'r/E/k/S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge

noun.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
incorrect directions or instructions

noun.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
management that is careless or inefficient

noun.act

Synonyms mismanagement

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something

noun.act

Examples
Conjurers are experts at misdirection.

Synonyms distraction

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so directed.

noun

Source: webster1913