misdirection
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7.0
- noun
- /ˌmɪsdɪˈrɛkʃən/
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indicación errónea
- The ad campaign relied on misdirection to divert attention from the product's flaws and highlight its features.
Examples
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Cal's backside middle backer (circled), lured by the misdirection of the QB, is completely out of position to make a play.
Blog text (4) -
Many of you have discovered ways of returning to what your original intent was during those times of misdirection.
Blog text (5) -
Even under circumstances where "they know you are going to run the ball, but just can't stop it," a bit of misdirection keeps the opposing defense honest.
Blog text (4) -
These characteristics have become the images to which anti-sport critics refer as examples of an over-emphasis or misdirection in sport today.
Academic text (1994) -
All those double teams are important because they leave the two linebackers who were not fooled by the QB's misdirection free to make a play on the running back, and as a result, this play is much less successful than the one from 2009.
Blog text (4) -
In magic shows, the magician uses misdirection to keep the audience focused on one thing while the trick is performed elsewhere.
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The coach emphasized that misdirection in the game plan could confuse the opposing team and create scoring opportunities.
Synonyms
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7.1
Wrong advice or information that makes someone make a bad decision
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9.4
Bad advice or directions that make you go the wrong way
Giving information in a misleading way that makes people misunderstand it
An act of pointing at the wrong target, like a shot or remark
Antonyms
How Misleading
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Misdirection joins mis- 'wrong' with direction 'to guide', so it literally means 'wrong instructions'. Think of being given directions to the wrong place to remember the idea of giving wrong or misleading instructions.