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Disinformation
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misstate
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string along
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mislead
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mis⋅in⋅form
/
ˌmɪs
ɪnˈfɔrm
/
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mis-in-
fawrm
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–verb (used with object)
to give false or misleading information to.
Origin:
1350–1400;
ME
misenfourmen.
See
mis-
1
,
inform
Related forms:
mis⋅in⋅form⋅ant,
mis⋅in⋅form⋅er,
noun
mis⋅in⋅form⋅a⋅tive,
adjective
mis⋅in⋅for⋅ma⋅tion
/
ˌmɪs
ɪn
fərˈmeɪ
ʃən
/
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mis-in-fer-
mey
-sh
uh
n
]
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noun
Synonyms:
mislead, misdirect.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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mis·in·form
(mĭs'ĭn-fôrm')
tr.v.
mis·in·formed
,
mis·in·form·ing
,
mis·in·forms
To provide with incorrect information.
mis'in·form'ant
(-fôr'mənt),
mis'in·form'er
n.
,
mis·in'for·ma'tion
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
misinform
1390; see
mis- (1)
+
inform
. First record of
misinformed
is c.1447;
misinformation
is from 1587.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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