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mis·in·form
(mĭs′ĭn-fôrm′)tr.v. mis·in·formed, mis·in·form·ing, mis·in·forms
To provide with incorrect information.
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
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| Verb | 1. |  misinform - give false or misleading information toinform - 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
rosszul tájékoztat
gefa rangar/villandi upplÿsingar
neteisingai informuoti
dezinformēt
nesprávne informovať
yanlış bilgilendirmek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
misinform
[ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːrm] vt (= mislead) → donner des informations erronées à, induire en erreurto 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
(misinˈfoːm) verb to give wrong information to.
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misinform
v. dar una información errónea.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012