misinform

[ mis-in-fawrm ]

/ ˌmɪs ɪnˈfɔrm /

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verb (used with object)

to give false or misleading information to.

Origin of misinform

First recorded in 1350–1400, misinform is from the Middle English word misenfourmen. See mis-¹, inform¹

SYNONYMS FOR misinform

mislead, misdirect.

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OTHER WORDS FROM misinform

mis·in·form·ant, mis·in·form·er, noun mis·in·form·a·tive, adjective mis·in·for·ma·tion

[mis-in-fer-mey-shuhn] /ˌmɪs ɪn fərˈmeɪ ʃən/, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH misinform

disinformation misinformation

Words nearby misinform

mishnah, mishnaic hebrew, mishpocha, misidentify, misimpression, misinform, misinformation, misinterpret, misjoinder, misjudge, miskito

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The reaction of the political right to our report is misinformed.

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I may be a misinformed voter but I am not a low-information one.

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The former is misinformed (or a crank); the latter is the face of modern evil.

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It is able, therefore, to assure the Imperial German Government that it has been misinformed.

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 |Various
But she said to herself that Kitty had been misinformed—that this was a traveler's tale.

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Why, we were misinformed as to having to pay to cross this bridge!

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Voltaire was misinformed; and would perhaps learn, by a second inquiry, a truth less splendid and amusing.

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Instead, he had misinformed Mr. Johnson, no doubt hoping to impress him that others were interested in the invention.

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British Dictionary definitions for misinformed

misinform

/ (ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːm) /

verb

(tr) to give incorrect information to

Derived forms of misinform

misinformant or misinformer, noun misinformation (ˌmɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃən), noun

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