MISDIRECTION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of distracting
   • drawing someone’’s attention away from something
   Synonym(s)
   • distraction (what does distraction mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • conjurers are experts at misdirection
   Hypernyms(s) misdirection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • revision (what does revision mean?)
   • alteration (what does alteration mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • distract (what does distract mean?)
   • deflect (what does deflect mean?)
2. Meaning
   • management that is careless or inefficient
   Synonym(s)
   • mismanagement (what does mismanagement mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies
   Hypernyms(s) misdirection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • management (what does management mean?)
   • direction (what does direction mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • screwup (what does screwup mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • mismanage (what does mismanage mean?)
   • mishandle (what does mishandle mean?)
   • misconduct (what does misconduct mean?)
3. Meaning
   • incorrect directions or instructions
   Hypernyms(s) misdirection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • direction (what does direction mean?)
   • instruction (what does instruction mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • mislead (what does mislead mean?)
   • misdirect (what does misdirect mean?)
   • misguide (what does misguide mean?)
   • lead astray (what does lead astray mean?)
4. Meaning
   • an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
   Hypernyms(s) misdirection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • commission (what does commission mean?)
   • charge (what does charge mean?)
   • direction (what does direction mean?)