Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misdirection

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
mis-di-rec-tion
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Movement or tendency in the wrong direction.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An error of law within a judgement committed by a judge or judges of a lower court, particularly as found by an appeals court.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English direction English misdirection From mis- + direction.

Usage

Inflected Forms

misdirections (plural)

Derived Forms

misdirectional

Frequently Paired Words

misdirect

Synonyms

distraction mismanagement

Rhymes With

election section collection direction protection connection police protection selection infection self-infection reflection snap election

Questions

What does misdirection mean?
An act of misleading, of convincing someone to concentrate in an incorrect direction.
Where does misdirection come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English direction English misdirection From mis- + direction.

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