misdirection
misdirection Lexical Profile
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• noun
The deliberate act or technique of focusing attention on one thing in order to distract from another, especially as practiced in stage magic, storytelling, or sports.
"The illusionist used clever misdirection to slip the watch off the volunteer's wrist without anyone noticing."
The action or process of guiding, managing, or instructing someone or something wrongly or inefficiently.
"Years of financial misdirection left the charitable foundation struggling to fund its core community programs."
An erroneous or improper instruction given to a jury by a judge regarding a point of law.
"The defense attorney appealed the verdict on the grounds of judicial misdirection during the closing instructions."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in English during the late 16th century by combining the Germanic prefix 'mis-' (badly or wrongly) with 'direction', from Latin 'directionem' (a making straight or aiming).