misdirection
English
Etymology
mis- + direction
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛkʃən
Noun
misdirection (plural misdirections)
- An act of misleading, of convincing someone to concentrate in an incorrect direction.
- The magician used misdirection to get us to watch his left hand while he did something with his right hand.
- (Britain, law) An error of law within a judgement committed by a judge or judges of a lower court, particularly as found by an appeals court