0 the action of sending something to the wrong place or aiming something in the wrong direction:
If you press the Send button too soon there is the possibility of mistakes and misdirection.
I think this campaign is a misdirection of energy. There are lot of other issues that are more important right now.
Many investigators suspect the language in the letter is purposeful misdirection.
the magician's trick of misdirection
We will look at any complaints where there has been a misdirection or a delay in transfers of money.
There is a risk with spinal acupuncture of the misdirection of needles.
We are not going to accept the misdirection of education resources.
Our lives are full of aimlessness, misdirection of energy and pointless goals.
This is the politics of misdirection, keeping the opponent on the defensive by raising spurious questions about his "character."
The director never loses his talent for misdirection; the baddies leave a trail of red herrings.
Within the last few generations, information theory has shown us how to escape the misdirection of copying theory.
These removed more layers of ambiguity and misdirection from the larger research effort of understanding the architecture of the design search process.
