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
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Insisting that a barricade of battleships and roughly 15,000 armed troops at Venezuela’s border is a non-invasive police action is just another misdirection.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
Viewers are consistently pointed to Anna or Jack as the culprit, but like a bad magic trick, the misdirection is pretty noticeable.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Gibbens flashed tremendous instincts versus a Dolphins offense designed to quickly displace defenders and create creases with motion and misdirection.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
The Chargers struggled to defend the Jaguars’ misdirection in the run game.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
Viewers are consistently pointed to Anna or Jack as the culprit, but like a bad magic trick, the misdirection is pretty noticeable.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Gibbens flashed tremendous instincts versus a Dolphins offense designed to quickly displace defenders and create creases with motion and misdirection.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
The Chargers struggled to defend the Jaguars’ misdirection in the run game.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Misdirection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misdirection. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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