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misdirection vs direction

direction vs misdirection

misdirection and direction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
misdirection Yes No No No
direction Yes No No No
As nouns, direction is a hypernym of misdirection; that is, direction is a word with a broader meaning than misdirection:
  • misdirection: management that is careless or inefficient
  • direction: the act of managing something
Other hypernyms of misdirection include management.
As nouns, direction is a hypernym of misdirection; that is, direction is a word with a broader meaning than misdirection:
  • misdirection: incorrect directions or instructions
  • direction: a message describing how something is to be done
Other hypernyms of misdirection include instruction.
As nouns, direction is a hypernym of misdirection; that is, direction is a word with a broader meaning than misdirection:
  • misdirection: an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
  • direction: a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
Other hypernyms of misdirection include charge, commission.
misdirection (noun) direction (noun)
management that is careless or inefficient the act of managing something
the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something the act of setting and holding a course
incorrect directions or instructions a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge the concentration of attention or energy on something
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
a message describing how something is to be done
a line leading to a place or point
the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
Difference between misdirection and direction

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