misdirection

misdirection is a 12-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so directed. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 20 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so directed.
2. noun. An error of a judge in charging the jury on a matter of law.
3. noun. the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something

   "conjurers are experts at misdirection"

   Synonyms: distraction

4. noun. management that is careless or inefficient

   "he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies"

   Synonyms: mismanagement

5. noun. incorrect directions or instructions
6. noun. an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge

Synonyms

distraction, mismanagement

Common word forms

misdirections

Words from these letters

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