misinform

mis·in·form

 (mĭs′ĭn-fôrm′)

tr.v. mis·in·formed, mis·in·form·ing, mis·in·forms

To provide with incorrect information.

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mis′in·form′ant (-fôr′mənt), mis′in·form′er n.

mis·in′for·ma′tion n.

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misinform

(ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːm)

vb

(tr) to give incorrect information to

ˌmisinˈformant, ˌmisinˈformer n

misinformation n

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mis•in•form

(ˌmɪs ɪnˈfɔrm)

v.t.

to give false or misleading information to.

[1350–1400]

mis`in•form′ant, mis`in•form′er, n.

mis`in•for•ma•tion (-fərˈmeɪ ʃən) n.

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misinform

Past participle: misinformed
Gerund: misinforming

Imperative

misinform

misinform

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

misinform - give false or misleading information to mislead inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" lie - tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29" beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate - be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" sandbag - downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"

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misinform

verb mislead, deceive, misdirect, misguide, give someone a bum steer (informal, chiefly U.S.) He has been misinformed by members of his own party.

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Translations

يُعْطي مَعْلومات خاطِئَه

nesprávně informovat

fejlinformere

falsch berichten

rosszul tájékoztat

gefa rangar/villandi upplÿsingar

informare male

neteisingai informuoti

dezinformēt

feilinformeregi villedende opplysninger

nesprávne informovať

yanlış bilgilendirmek

误传

misinform

[ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːm] VT → informar mal

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misinform

[ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔː^rm] vt (= mislead) → donner des informations erronées à, induire en erreur
to be misinformed (= given incorrect information) → être mal informé

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misinform

vt → falsch informieren or unterrichten; you’ve been misinformed → man hat Sie or Sie sind falsch informiert; does the press misinform the public? → verbreitet die Presse falsche Informationen?

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misinform

[ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːm] vt → informare male, dare informazioni erronee

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misinform

(misinˈfoːm) verb

to give wrong information to. disinformeer يُعْطي مَعْلومات خاطِئَه осведомявам грешно informar mal nesprávně informovat falsch berichten fejlinformere παραπλανώ informar mal valeteateid andma اطلاعات اشتباه دادن antaa vääriä tietoja mal renseigner לְהַטעוֹת गलत सूचना krivo uputiti rosszul tájékoztat memberi informasi salah gefa rangar/villandi upplÿsingar informare male 誤りを伝える 잘못된 정보를 전하다 suklaidinti, neteisingai informuoti dezinformēt memberi salah maklumat verkeerd inlichten feilinformere, gi villedende opplysninger udzielić fałszywych informacji, źle poinformować ناسم معلومات وركول informar mal a informa greşit, a dezinfor­ma неправильно информировать nesprávne informovať napačno obvestiti dezinformisati ge en felaktig upplysning, felunderrätta ให้ข้อมูลผิด ๆ yanlış bilgilendirmek 誤報，誤傳 неправильно інформувати گمراہ کرنا tung tin giả 误传

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misinform

v. dar una información errónea.

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