"misinfluence" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪsˈɪnfluəns/ [noun], /ˌmɪsɪnˈfluəns/ [verb] Forms: misinfluences [plural]
Etymology: mis- + influence Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|influence}} mis- + influence Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} misinfluence (countable and uncountable, plural misinfluences)
  1. A bad influence; something that misinfluences. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-misinfluence-en-noun-3rC8KQ5E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 18 24 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 56 20 24
  2. The act or status of misinfluencing. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-misinfluence-en-noun-5q9oSIPV

Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈɪnfluəns/ [noun], /ˌmɪsɪnˈfluəns/ [verb] Forms: misinfluences [present, singular, third-person], misinfluencing [participle, present], misinfluenced [participle, past], misinfluenced [past]
Etymology: mis- + influence Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|influence}} mis- + influence Head templates: {{en-verb}} misinfluence (third-person singular simple present misinfluences, present participle misinfluencing, simple past and past participle misinfluenced)
  1. To influence in a detrimental manner; to act as a bad influence on.
    Sense id: en-misinfluence-en-verb-vVnojrpA

Inflected forms

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