Meaning of Misdirection | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An act of misleading, of convincing someone to concentrate in an incorrect direction.
   countable, uncountable
2. Movement or tendency in the wrong direction.
   countable, uncountable
3. An error of law within a judgement committed by a judge or judges of a lower court, particularly as found by an appeals court.
   UK, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The magician used misdirection to get us to watch his left hand while he did something with his right hand.”

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