an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
Used in a Sentence
misdirection
How to use misdirection in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for misdirection.
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Examples11
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of misdirection gathered in one view.
incorrect directions or instructions
management that is careless or inefficient; "he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for misdirection.
noun
an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
noun
incorrect directions or instructions
noun
management that is careless or inefficient; "he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies"
See also: mismanagement
noun
the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection"
See also: distraction
Example sentences
For those that missed it, here's what happening in the UK on the same front of misdirection.
What stunning misdirection in this thread by anigbrowl.
Part of the problem is that weve been victims of a campaign of systematic misdirection.
Not saying it didn't happen, but rather I sense deeper levels of foul play: like others have said, it feels like a distraction or misdirection.
So talking about how the battery management system won't let it brick itself while you are driving it is a misdirection tactic.
Gruber is a polarising topic on HN. I just find that he has long since departed from any actual insight and instead works mostly with snark and misdirection to the point where it is pointless to even discuss his opinions.
So my question to the author, paraphrasing the article title:Why the hell simply not using TLS and thereby avoiding the "basic auth is bad" misdirection?
All magic requires misdirection, sure, but the audience is usually in a frame of mind that's willing to suspend disbelief for a moment long enough for the magician to exploit it.
The pattern that emerged was that a particular senior architect who had the ear of management was perceived as the 10X contributor, even though the misdirection and hostility from him reduced the rest of the team to 1/10 productivity.
Almost all news organizations have abandoned reporting in favor of editorial; have cultivated reader opinion in place of responsibility; and have traded ethical standards for misdirection and whatever consensus defines as forgivable.
No, the ultra paranoid would buy two computers...The ultra-ultra paranoid might use their popular and widely read blog - a blog which is almost certainly read by more than one or two people at the NSA - to post an enormous boat-load of misdirection that is nevertheless also helpful advice for people who are actually stuck attempting to secure Windows computers.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use misdirection in a sentence?
For those that missed it, here's what happening in the UK on the same front of misdirection.
What does misdirection mean?
an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
What part of speech is misdirection?
misdirection is commonly used as noun.