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Misdirection

An act of misleading, of convincing someone to concentrate in an incorrect direction.

📖 Definitions of "Misdirection"

noun

1
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."
2
An error of law within a judgement committed by a judge or judges of a lower court, particularly as found by an appeals court

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
diversionnoun	A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
misappropriationnoun	The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care.
embezzlementnoun	(law, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.
malfeasancenoun	Wrongdoing.
mismanagementnoun	The process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly.
errornoun	(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
mistakenoun	An error.
misusenoun	An incorrect, improper or unlawful use of something.
misleading	Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression, even if technically true.
misleadverb	To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
misproofnoun	(countable, mathematics) A mathematical proof that contains logical errors.
misorientationnoun	An incorrect or inappropriate orientation.
misdirectednessnoun	Quality of being misdirected.
misdirectornoun	One who misdirects.
misleadingnessnoun	The quality of being misleading.
misroutingnoun	An incorrect routing.
misinstructionnoun	Wrong or improper instruction.
misguidednessnoun	The state or condition of being misguided.
disinformationnoun	False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.
mispersuasionnoun	A false persuasion; a wrong notion or opinion.