| NOUN | communication | misdirection | an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | misdirection | incorrect directions or instructions | |
| act | misdirection, mismanagement | management that is careless or inefficient / inefficient | |
| act | misdirection, distraction | the act of distracting |
| Meaning | An incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | commission, charge, direction | A formal statement of a command or injunction to do something |
| Meaning | Incorrect directions or instructions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | direction, instruction | A message describing how something is to be done |
| Verbs | misdirect | lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions |
| Meaning | management that is careless or inefficient / inefficient. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | mismanagement | |
| Narrower | screwup | The complete mismanagement or mishandling / mishandling of a situation |
| Broader | management, direction | The act of managing something |
| Spanish | desgobierno, mala administración | |
| Catalan | mala administració | |
| Meaning | The act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "conjurers are experts at misdirection" | |
| Synonym | distraction | |
| Broader | revision, alteration | The act of revising / revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification) |
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