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Misdirection vs Subversion - What's the difference?

misdirection | subversion |

As nouns the difference between misdirection and subversion

is that misdirection is an act of misleading, of convincing someone to concentrate in an incorrect direction while subversion is subversion.

misdirection

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act of misleading, of convincing someone to concentrate in an incorrect direction.
  • :The magician used misdirection to get us to watch his left hand while he did something with his right hand.
  • (UK, legal) An error of law within a judgement committed by a judge or judges of a lower court, particularly as found by an appeals court

    • subversion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of subverting or the condition of being subverted.
  • A systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within; undermining.

    • Related terms

    * subversive * subvert