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misinform en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English inform English misinform From mis- + inform.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information to.
   • It is clear that the politician misinformed the public on the issue.
   • Captain Renault: The waters? What waters? We're in the desert. Rick: I was misinformed. 1942, Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch, Casablanca:
   • Absences and silences can misinform readers just as effectively as more obvious devices. 2007, Ian Eyres, English for Primary and Early Years, page 188:

Forms

Relateds

misinformant · disinform · misinformation · misinformer

Synonyms

deceive · mislead · misguide

Translations (18)

fr désinformer (give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information) · bg дезинформи́рам (give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information) · cs dezinformovat (give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information) · ru дезинформи́ровать (give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information) · fr mésinformer (give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information) · fr induire en erreur (give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information) · hu tévesen/hibásan/rosszul tájékoztat/informál (give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information) · el παραπληροφορώ (give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information) · hu félretájékoztat (give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information) · cmn 誤傳 /误传 (give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information) · de falsch informieren (give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information) · uk дезінформувати (give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information) · hu félrevezet (give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information) · cmn 誤報 /误报 (give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information) · es desinformar (give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information) · ca desinformar (give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information) · pt desinformar (give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information) · it disinformare (give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information)