misinform

verb

mis·​in·​form ˌmis-in-ˈfȯrm 

misinformed; misinforming; misinforms

transitive verb

: to give incorrect or misleading information to (someone) : to inform (someone) wrongly

That small, self-serving cabal managed to misinform generations of Americans with malicious myths that misshaped history.

—Dana D. Kelley

"Pardon me," interrupted Alfred Inglethorp, "you have been misinformed. I had no quarrel with my dear wife. … "

—Agatha Christie

see also misinformed

Synonyms

• deceive
• fool
• trick
• mislead

Examples of misinform in a Sentence

had been misinformed about the purpose of the meeting and walked in on what was a surprise birthday party

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for misinform

• chloroform
• coliform
• cribriform
• cruciform
• filiform
• fusiform
• isoform
• microform
• multiform
• multiforme
• outperform
• piriform

Kids Definition

misinform

verb

mis·​in·​form

ˌmis-ən-ˈfȯ(ə)rm

: to give false or misleading information to

misinformation

ˌmis-ˌin-fər-ˈmā-shən

noun