"misinform" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misinforms [present, singular, third-person], misinforming [participle, present], misinformed [participle, past], misinformed [past]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)m Etymology: 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), дезинформи́ровать (dezinformírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), desinformar (Spanish), дезінформувати (dezinformuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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      "word": "dezinformovat"
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      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "word": "mésinformer"
    },
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      "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"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "word": "falsch informieren"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "παραπληροφορώ"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "word": "félretájékoztat"
    },
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      "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",
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "word": "disinformare"
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      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dezinformuvaty",
      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "дезінформувати"
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