misfocus
verb[T]
(alsomis-focus)uk/mɪsˈfəʊ.kəs/us/ˌmɪsˈfoʊ.kəs/-s-to notdirectyourattentionoryoureffortstowards therightactivity,subject, orproblem; todirectyourattention, etc. in thewrongway :
Concentrating only onmanagementstylesmisfocuses thedebate.
He wassurprisedthat so manyenvironmentalistsemphasisedpopulation, saying that this was a misfocusedargument.
IthinkI just mis-focused.
- This was a veryoddand misfocuseddebate, theconsequencesof which willremainfor someyears.
- We arerequiredtoacton everysinglepieceofevidence, and this can oftenleadto misfocusedeffortsand agreatdealoffrustration.
Paying attention and being careful
- attention span
- attentiveness
- be good, and if you can't be good, be carefulidiom
- be on (your) guardidiom
- cared-for
- guard
- handle/treatsomeonewith kid glovesidiom
- hang
- hang on/uponsomething
- have a careidiom
- religion
- revolve aroundsomeone/something
- safety
- safety firstidiom
- see pastsomething
- singleness
- sit
- the/a glare ofsomethingidiom
- zero
- Zoom
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Not paying attention
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