"misteach" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misteaches [present, singular, third-person], misteaching [participle, present], mistaught [participle, past], mistaught [past]
Etymology: From Middle English mistechen, from Old English mistǣċan (“to teach amiss, teach falsely”), equivalent to mis- + teach. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mistechen}} Middle English mistechen, {{inh|en|ang|mistǣċan||to teach amiss, teach falsely}} Old English mistǣċan (“to teach amiss, teach falsely”), {{affix|en|mis-|teach}} mis- + teach Head templates: {{en-verb|misteaches|misteaching|mistaught}} misteach (third-person singular simple present misteaches, present participle misteaching, simple past and past participle mistaught)
  1. To teach incorrectly. Categories (topical): Education Derived forms: mistaught, misteaching Translations (teach incorrectly): opettaa väärin (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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