misinform

ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔrm

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Definition of misinform - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

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deception

Rare

provide false information to someone

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The article misinformed the readers about the event.

deceive

mislead

mistake

Rare

give incorrect details unintentionally

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He misinformed his friend about the meeting time.

mislead

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Origin of misinform

Latin, mis (wrongly) + informare (to form)

Examples of misinform in a sentence

The campaign aimed to misinform voters about the policy.
She unintentionally misinformed the team about the deadline.
The report misinformed the public on the issue.

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French:désinformer, mal informer, ...
German:falsch informieren, ...
Italian:disinformare, informare erroneamente, ...
Spanish:desinformar, informar incorrectamente, ...
Portuguese:desinformar, ...
Chinese:误导, 错误告知, ...
Japanese:誤報する, 誤解させる, ...
Arabic:ضلل, أَعْطَى معلومات خاطئة, ...
Hebrew:לְהַטְעוֹת, לָתֵת מֵידָע שָׁגוּי, ...
Russian:дезинформировать, ...
Ukrainian:дезінформувати, неправильно поінформувати, ...
Hindi:गुमराह करना, ग़लत सूचना देना, ...
Bengali:ভুল তথ্য প্রদান করা, ভুল তথ্য দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:desinformar, informar erròniament, ...
Czech:dezinformovat, sdělit někomu nesprávné údaje neúmyslně, ...
Danish:vildlede, misinformere, ...
Dutch:misleiden, misinformeren, ...
Greek:παραπληροφορώ, δίνω λάθος πληροφορίες, ...
Hungarian:megtéveszteni, rosszul tájékoztatni, ...
Khmer:ផ្តល់ព័ត៌មានមិនពិត, ផ្តល់ព័ត៌មានខុសដោយអចេតនា, ...
Korean:오도하다, 잘못 알리다, ...
Persian:اطلاعات نادرستی داد, اشتباه مطلع کرد, ...
Polish:dezinformować, ...
Portuguese (BR):desinformar, informar erroneamente, ...
Romanian:a dezinforma, a da informații eronate, ...
Swedish:vilseleda, missinformera, ...
Thai:ให้ข้อมูลผิด, บอกผิด, ...
Turkish:yanlış bilgi vermek, yanlış bilgilendirmek, ...
Vietnamese:cung cấp sai thông tin, cung cấp thông tin sai, ...

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