to misteach
7.2
Give someone wrong information when explaining something
- verb
- /ˌmɪsˈtiːtʃ/
:
enseñar incorrectamente
- Music teachers without adequate training in the actual performance demands of the voice or the instruments that they teach may inadvertently misteach their students.
Examples
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It's important not to misteach key principles, as that can cause misunderstandings later.
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If you misteach the material, your students may struggle on the exam.
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The professor realized that he had misteach the concept, leading to confusion among his students.
Synonyms
to mislead
vsto misteach
87
3.9
Make someone believe something that is not true
involves incorrect instruction during teaching rather than general deception
to misinform
vsto misteach
35
4.8
To give someone wrong information, often by mistake
occurs during instruction rather than in general information sharing
to miseducate
vsto misteach
1
8.1
To teach someone wrong information that can cause harm
gives wrong instruction without implying harmful or broad misinformation
to misguide
vsto misteach
1
4.3
To give someone wrong advice or directions that lead them to make mistakes
applies to formal instruction rather than general advice or direction
How Correct
Surface Forms
misteach infinitive
misteaching present participle
misteaches third person singular
misteached past
misteached past participle
Morphology
Etymology
Misteach is made from the common prefix mis- meaning 'wrong' and the verb teach, just like in mistake. So misteach simply means to 'teach' something wrongly or give the wrong information.