"miswarn" meaning in English

See miswarn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: miswarns [present, singular, third-person], miswarning [participle, present], miswarned [participle, past], miswarned [past]
Etymology: From mis- + warn. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|warn}} mis- + warn Head templates: {{en-verb}} miswarn (third-person singular simple present miswarns, present participle miswarning, simple past and past participle miswarned)
  1. To warn of something that is not a threat; to cry wolf.

Inflected forms

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