mis·di·rec·tion

(mĭs′dĭ-rĕk′shən, -dī-)

1. Inaccurate aim.

2. Incorrect instructions or directions.

3. Law An error made by a judge in charging a jury.

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mis•di•rec•tion

(ˌmɪs dɪˈrɛk ʃən)

n.

1. a wrong direction or guidance.

2. an erroneous charge to the jury by a judge.

[1760–70]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	misdirection - an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge commission, direction, charge - a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"
	2.	misdirection - incorrect directions or instructions instruction, direction - a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"
	3.	misdirection - management that is careless or inefficient; "he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies" mismanagement management, direction - the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?" screwup - the complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation; "a typical bureaucratic screwup"
	4.	misdirection - the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection" distraction revision, alteration - the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion"

Translations

misdirection

[ˌmɪsdɪˈrekʃən] N [of operation, scheme] → mala dirección f; [of resources] → mala administración f, mal manejo m

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misdirection

(of letter) (= sending to wrong address) → Fehlleiten nt; (= addressing wrongly) → falsche Adressierung; (of energies) → falscher Einsatz, Vergeudung f; (of person) (= sending astray) → falsche Richtungsweisung; (= misinforming) → falsche Information, falsche Unterrichtung

(of campaign, operation) → schlechte Durchführung

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