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mis·coun·sel
/
mɪsˈkaʊn
səl
/
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verb (used with object),
mis·coun·seled,
mis·coun·sel·ing
or
(
especially British
)
mis·coun·selled,
mis·coun·sel·ling.
to advise wrongly.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English;
see
mis-
1
,
counsel
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