1. (film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot
   "the McGuffin was a key element of Alfred Hitchcock's films"
   - MacGuffin

Type of: plot element

Encyclopedia: McGuffin

• disentangled
• disentanglement
• disentangler
• disentitle
• disequilibrium
• disestablish
• disestablishment
• disesteem
• disfavor
• disfavour
• disfiguration
• disfigure
• disfigured
• disfigurement
• disfluency
• disforest
• disforestation
• disfranchise
• disfranchised
• disfranchisement
• disfunction
• disgorge
• disgorgement
• disgrace
• disgraced