to misinform
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4.8
- verb
- /ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔrm/
:
informar erróneamente
- She was misinformed about the meeting time and showed up two hours late.
- misinform readers
- often misinformed
I think, I think we're getting profoundly misinformed by the the tools we've built.
- I think, I think we're getting profoundly misinformed by the the tools we've built.
- You didn't misinform, but it wasn't helpful messaging.
- I think I was misinformed that I thought animations would be quicker and easier.
- Is just it just wildly misinforms to me.
Examples
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A journalist that covers economics, without being educated in the subject, can cause harm by misinforming his readers.
Academic text (2009) -
The respondents held unfavorable opinions of people who stutter and often were misinformed about the etiology of stuttering.
Academic text (2014) -
Additionally, these programs have also been shown to misinform their students.
Academic text (2011) -
If this report is accurate, it suggests that our government is paying for schools to misinform our youth.
Academic text (2011) -
I must have been misinformed.
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Others have said voters were simply misinformed or confused about what they needed to do.
Blog text (4) -
Albert, my boy, we were misinformed.
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Unfortunately, both the general public and many genetic counselors are misinformed about life with a disability.
Academic text (2005) -
Many Americans, even lawyers, are misinformed about the U.S. citizenship naturalization process, says San Diego immigration lawyer Robert Martino.
Academic text (2002) -
Each group's perceptions of the other groups of interviewees were generally misinformed and at times overtly judgmental.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
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1.3
To say something that is not true to trick someone
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4.6
To change facts so they become false or misleading
87
3.9
Make someone believe something that is not true
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6.9
Give a false story about someone or something to trick people
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6.3
Make someone believe something that is not true
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6.2
To say or report something that is not correct
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7.5
To change numbers or facts dishonestly to hide the truth
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8.0
To describe a person or thing unfairly
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6.0
To send someone the wrong way or give wrong directions
3
5.9
To say something that is not exactly what happened to make it look better
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8.1
To teach someone wrong information that can cause harm
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4.3
To give someone wrong advice or directions that lead them to make mistakes
Give someone wrong information when explaining something
Change facts on purpose to make something seem better
How Accurate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word misinform is made of mis- ('wrong') and inform ('to give information'), the same mis- you see in mistake or misunderstand. So, to misinform someone is to give them 'wrong' or 'inaccurate' information, often without meaning to.