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Definition of Misinform
1. Verb. Give false or misleading information to.
Generic synonyms: Inform
Specialized synonyms: Lie, Beat Around The Bush, Equivocate, Palter, Prevaricate, Tergiversate, Amplify, Exaggerate, Hyperbolise, Hyperbolize, Magnify, Overdraw, Overstate, Sandbag, Betray, Deceive, Lead Astray
Derivative terms: Misinformation, Misleader
Definition of Misinform
1. v. t. To give untrue information to; to inform wrongly.
2. v. i. To give untrue information; (with against) to calumniate.
Definition of Misinform
1. Verb. (transitive) to give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information with intent to deceive ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misinform
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misinform
Literary usage of Misinform
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Law of Railways: Embracing the Law of Corporations, Eminent Domain by Isaac Fletcher Redfield (1888)
"0. Goods arrive out of time, consignee must have time to remove, after knowledge
of arrival. 10. So, if company's agent misinform the consignee, ..."
2. The Law of Carriers of Goods and Passengers: Private and Public, Inland and by Isaac Fletcher Redfield (1869)
"So if company's agent misinform the consignee. § 113. Carrier excused, when
consignee assumes control of goods. § 114. ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Lest, by some fair-appearing good surprised, She dictate false, and misinform
the will To do what God expressly hath forbid. ..."
4. The History of Japan: Together with a Description of the Kingdom of Siam by Engelbert Kaempfer, Simon Delboe, Hamond Gibben, William Ramsden (1906)
"... Jesso in 1643) he hath made, whether misinform'd himself, or willing to
misinform others, too many unaccountable blunders, to deserve the least credit. ..."
5. The Christian Magazine by Mendon Association (1827)
"The depraved hearts of sinners lead them sometimes to stifle the voice of
conscience, and sometimes to misinform it, lest it should testify against them. ..."
6. The Works of Nathanael Emmons ...: With a Memoir of His Life by Nathanael Emmons (1842)
"This sinners know; and therefore to prevent its bringing in a verdict against
them, they either misinform it, or neglect to consult it. ..."
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