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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As such, this cohort feels that white supremacy can be a confusing emphasis if not willful misdirection.
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Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
In Missouri, opponents of a ballot measure that would place reproductive health rights in the state constitution have tried misdirection, claiming the measure would promote gender-affirming surgery on children or allow abortions in the ninth month of pregnancy, even though neither is true.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
Fans have already formulated a theory that perhaps this is all a big bit of misdirection.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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This first-time collaboration starts with some brilliant misdirection in introducing Dennison Fallow, who viciously kills a man in San Diego.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
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Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
In Missouri, opponents of a ballot measure that would place reproductive health rights in the state constitution have tried misdirection, claiming the measure would promote gender-affirming surgery on children or allow abortions in the ninth month of pregnancy, even though neither is true.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
Fans have already formulated a theory that perhaps this is all a big bit of misdirection.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Fatal Intrusion By Jeffery Deaver and Isabella Maldonado Thomas & Mercer: 444 pages, $29
Out now
This first-time collaboration starts with some brilliant misdirection in introducing Dennison Fallow, who viciously kills a man in San Diego.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Misdirection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misdirection. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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