misdirection — Diccionario de inglés

Sustantivo

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

   Uso

   • contable
   • no contable

   Ejemplos

   The magician used misdirection to get us to watch his left hand while he did something with his right hand.

2. Movement or tendency in the wrong direction.

   Uso

   • contable
   • no contable

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

   Uso

   • uso británico
   • contable
   • no contable

Sustantivo

1. an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge

   Términos más generales

   commissionchargedirection

2. incorrect directions or instructions

   Términos más generales

   directioninstruction

3. management that is careless or inefficient

   Sinónimos

   mismanagement

   Términos más generales

   managementdirection

   Ejemplos

   he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies

4. the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something

   Sinónimos

   distraction

   Términos más generales

   revisionalteration

   Ejemplos

   conjurers are experts at misdirection