misinform

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ inform

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)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.

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

Synonyms

• misguide, mislead

Related terms

• misinformant
• misinformer
• misinformation

Translations

give or deliver false information

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

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

• French: mésinformer (fr), induire en erreur (fr), désinformer (fr)
• German: falsch informieren

• Greek: παραπληροφορώ (el) f (parapliroforó)
• Italian: disinformare
• Russian: дезинформи́ровать (ru) impf, pf (dezinformírovatʹ)
• Spanish: desinformar (es)

See also

• disinform