"misinform" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: misinforms [present, singular, third-person], misinforming [participle, present], misinformed [participle, past], misinformed [past]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)m Etymology: From mis- + inform. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|inform}} mis- + inform Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive Synonyms: misguide, mislead, lie to, deceive Related terms: misinformant, misinformation, misinformer, disinform Translations (give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information): дезинформи́рам (dezinformíram) [imperfective, perfective] (Bulgarian), 誤報 (Chinese Mandarin), 误报 (wùbào) (Chinese Mandarin), 誤傳 (Chinese Mandarin), 误传 (wùchuán) (Chinese Mandarin), dezinformovat (Czech), mésinformer (French), induire en erreur (French), désinformer (French), falsch informieren (German), παραπληροφορώ (parapliroforó) [feminine] (Greek), félretájékoztat (Hungarian), tévesen/hibásan/rosszul tájékoztat/informál (Hungarian), félrevezet (english: mislead) (Hungarian), disinformare (Italian), desinformar (Portuguese), дезинформи́ровать (dezinformírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), desinformar (Spanish), дезінформувати (dezinformuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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        "To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information."
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          "false",
          "false"
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        [
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          "fake"
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          "misleading",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information."
      ],
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          "word": "misinformant"
        },
        {
          "word": "misinformation"
        },
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        {
          "word": "misguide"
        },
        {
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          "word": "lie to"
        },
        {
          "word": "deceive"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "dezinformíram",
          "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "дезинформи́рам"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
          "word": "誤報"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wùbào",
          "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
          "word": "误报"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
          "word": "誤傳"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wùchuán",
          "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
          "word": "误传"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
          "word": "dezinformovat"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
          "word": "mésinformer"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
          "word": "induire en erreur"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
          "word": "désinformer"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
          "word": "falsch informieren"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "parapliroforó",
          "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "παραπληροφορώ"
        },
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
          "word": "félretájékoztat"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
          "word": "tévesen/hibásan/rosszul tájékoztat/informál"
        },
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          "code": "hu",
          "english": "mislead",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
          "word": "félrevezet"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
          "word": "disinformare"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
          "word": "desinformar"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dezinformírovatʹ",
          "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "дезинформи́ровать"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
          "word": "desinformar"
        },
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "dezinformuvaty",
          "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "дезінформувати"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)m"
    }
  ],
  "word": "misinform"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "dezinformíram",
      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
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    },
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      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "word": "誤報"
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      "roman": "wùbào",
      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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    },
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wùchuán",
      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "word": "误传"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "word": "dezinformovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "word": "mésinformer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "word": "induire en erreur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "word": "désinformer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "word": "falsch informieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "parapliroforó",
      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "παραπληροφορώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "word": "félretájékoztat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "word": "tévesen/hibásan/rosszul tájékoztat/informál"
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      "english": "mislead",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "word": "félrevezet"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "word": "disinformare"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "word": "desinformar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dezinformírovatʹ",
      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "дезинформи́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "word": "desinformar"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dezinformuvaty",
      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "дезінформувати"
    }
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  "word": "misinform"
}

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