misdirection
noun
mis·di·rec·tion
ˌmis-də-ˈrek-shən 
-(ˌ)dī-
1
: a wrong direction
2
a
: the act or an instance of misdirecting or diverting
b
: the state of being misdirected
Examples of misdirection in a Sentence
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Britain’s nuclear weapons have always been an act of misdirection—the assertion of an identity that no one totally believes.
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 June 2024
But the human mind’s vulnerability to misdirection is more universal than that.
—Vanessa Armstrong, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
Teams that don’t see the Niners often can be confused by the pre-snap deception and misdirection.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2024
This bit of misdirection prompts Noonan to flush out Flair-All’s CEO, Declan Armstrong (Kelly AuCoin, in a free-from-bad-wigs shift from Pastor Tim from The Americans), and inadvertently gets a bunch of exculpatory-to-Wagner remarks on tape.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 May 2024
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 June 2024
But the human mind’s vulnerability to misdirection is more universal than that.
—Vanessa Armstrong, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
Teams that don’t see the Niners often can be confused by the pre-snap deception and misdirection.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2024
This bit of misdirection prompts Noonan to flush out Flair-All’s CEO, Declan Armstrong (Kelly AuCoin, in a free-from-bad-wigs shift from Pastor Tim from The Americans), and inadvertently gets a bunch of exculpatory-to-Wagner remarks on tape.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 May 2024
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“Misdirection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misdirection. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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