misdirection — 英語辞典

名詞

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

   用法

   • 可算
   • 不可算

   例文

   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.

   用法

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   • 不可算

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.

   用法

   • 英国での用法
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名詞

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

   上位語

   commissionchargedirection

2. incorrect directions or instructions

   上位語

   directioninstruction

3. management that is careless or inefficient

   同義語

   mismanagement

   上位語

   managementdirection

   例文

   he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies

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

   同義語

   distraction

   上位語

   revisionalteration

   例文

   conjurers are experts at misdirection