The magician used misdirection to get us to watch his left hand while he did something with his right hand.
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Misdirection
Synonyms for "misdirection" (57 found)
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Noun(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
irrelevant issue
Related words (28)
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13 entriesalterationchargecommissiondirectionillusion techniqueinformation tacticinstructionmanagementpersuasion tacticpsychological tacticrevisionstage techniquetactic
More specific
6 entriesadvertising misdirectionmedia misdirectionpolitical misdirectionstage misdirectionverbal misdirectionvisual misdirection
Collocations
6 entriescognitive misdirectionintentional misdirectionpolitical misdirectionstage misdirectionverbal misdirectionvisual misdirection
Inflections
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3 entriesSample sentences
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