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misinform

verb

Etymology

From mis- + inform.

  1. derived from īnfōrmō
  2. derived from enformer
  3. inherited from informen
  4. prefixed as misinform — “mis + inform”

Definitions

  1. To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information to.

    • It is clear that the politician misinformed the public on the issue.
    • Captain Renault: The waters? What waters? We're in the desert. Rick: I was misinformed.
    • Absences and silences can misinform readers just as effectively as more obvious devices.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA