Misinform
[mɪsɪn'fɔːm] or [,mɪsɪn'fɔrm]
Definition
(v. t.) To give untrue information to; to inform wrongly.
(v. i.) To give untrue information; (with against) to calumniate.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See INFORM]
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Definition
v.t. to tell incorrectly.—ns. Misinform′ant; Misinformā′tion; Misinform′er.
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Examples
- He has been misinformed with regard to the history of two or three of them, which were not joint-stock companies and have not failed. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- You have perhaps been misinformed, or purposely deceived, in something concerning me, which may have lowered me in your opinion. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- What if the messenger had been misinformed, and she were still there? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
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