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misinformation

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mis⋅in⋅form

  [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  [mis-in-fer-mey-shuhn] , noun

Synonyms:
mislead, misdirect.
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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.
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Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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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