Misinform

Quick meaning: Misinform is a verb meaning (transitive) To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information to.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

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.

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

Word Forms

• misinforms
• misinforming
• misinformed

Synonyms for misinform

Depending on context, synonyms include misguide, mislead, deceive.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mislead, delude, deceive, disorientate, misconvey, falsify.

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