misinform

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ inform.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)m

Verb

misinform (third-person singular simple present misinforms, present participle misinforming, simple past and past participle misinformed)

1. (transitive) To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information to.

   Synonyms: misguide, mislead, deceive

   It is clear that the politician misinformed the public on the issue.

   • 2007, Ian Eyres, English for Primary and Early Years, page 188:

     Absences and silences can misinform readers just as effectively as more obvious devices.

Related terms

• misinformant
• misinformation
• misinformer

Translations

give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information

• Bulgarian: дезинформи́рам impf or pf (dezinformíram)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 誤報 / 误报 (wùbào), 誤傳 / 误传 (zh) (wùchuán)

• Czech: dezinformovat
• French: mésinformer (fr), induire en erreur (fr), désinformer (fr)
• German: falsch informieren
• Greek: παραπληροφορώ (el) f (parapliroforó)
• Hungarian: félretájékoztat (hu), tévesen/​hibásan/​rosszul tájékoztat/​informál, (mislead) félrevezet (hu)
• Italian: disinformare
• Portuguese: desinformar (pt)
• Russian: дезинформи́ровать (ru) impf or pf (dezinformírovatʹ)
• Spanish: desinformar (es)
• Ukrainian: дезінформувати impf (dezinformuvaty)

See also

• disinform