NOUN | communication | misdirection | an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge |
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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. | |
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Broader | commission, charge, direction | A formal statement of a command or injunction to do something |
Meaning | Incorrect directions or instructions. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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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