misdirection
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
Types & categories
- commission hypernym
Sense 2 noun
incorrect directions or instructions
Types & categories
- instruction hypernym
Related & opposite
- mislead derivation
Sense 3 noun
management that is careless or inefficient
he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies
Types & categories
- management hypernym
- screwup hyponym
Related & opposite
- mismanage derivation
Sense 4 noun
the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something
conjurers are experts at misdirection
Types & categories
- revision hypernym
Related & opposite
- distract derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | commission |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mislead |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | instruction |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mismanage |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | management |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | screwup |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | distract |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | revision |