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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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misinform
(ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːm)vb
(tr) to give incorrect information to
ˌmisinˈformant, ˌmisinˈformer n
misinformation n
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mis•in•form
(ˌmɪs ɪnˈfɔrm)v.t.
to give false or misleading information to.
[1350–1400]
mis`in•form′ant, mis`in•form′er, n.
mis`in•for•ma•tion (-fərˈmeɪ ʃən) n.
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misinform
Past participle: misinformed
Gerund: misinforming
| Imperative |
|---|
| misinform |
| misinform |
| Present |
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| I misinform |
| you misinform |
| he/she/it misinforms |
| we misinform |
| you misinform |
| they misinform |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I misinformed |
| you misinformed |
| he/she/it misinformed |
| we misinformed |
| you misinformed |
| they misinformed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am misinforming |
| you are misinforming |
| he/she/it is misinforming |
| we are misinforming |
| you are misinforming |
| they are misinforming |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have misinformed |
| you have misinformed |
| he/she/it has misinformed |
| we have misinformed |
| you have misinformed |
| they have misinformed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was misinforming |
| you were misinforming |
| he/she/it was misinforming |
| we were misinforming |
| you were misinforming |
| they were misinforming |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had misinformed |
| you had misinformed |
| he/she/it had misinformed |
| we had misinformed |
| you had misinformed |
| they had misinformed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will misinform |
| you will misinform |
| he/she/it will misinform |
| we will misinform |
| you will misinform |
| they will misinform |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have misinformed |
| you will have misinformed |
| he/she/it will have misinformed |
| we will have misinformed |
| you will have misinformed |
| they will have misinformed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be misinforming |
| you will be misinforming |
| he/she/it will be misinforming |
| we will be misinforming |
| you will be misinforming |
| they will be misinforming |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been misinforming |
| you have been misinforming |
| he/she/it has been misinforming |
| we have been misinforming |
| you have been misinforming |
| they have been misinforming |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been misinforming |
| you will have been misinforming |
| he/she/it will have been misinforming |
| we will have been misinforming |
| you will have been misinforming |
| they will have been misinforming |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been misinforming |
| you had been misinforming |
| he/she/it had been misinforming |
| we had been misinforming |
| you had been misinforming |
| they had been misinforming |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would misinform |
| you would misinform |
| he/she/it would misinform |
| we would misinform |
| you would misinform |
| they would misinform |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have misinformed |
| you would have misinformed |
| he/she/it would have misinformed |
| we would have misinformed |
| you would have misinformed |
| they would have misinformed |
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Verb 1. [画像:misinform - give false or misleading information to]misinform - give false or misleading information to
inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"
lie - tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate - be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
sandbag - downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling
deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
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misinform
verb mislead, deceive, misdirect, misguide, give someone a bum steer (informal, chiefly U.S.) He has been misinformed by members of his own party.
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Translations
يُعْطي مَعْلومات خاطِئَه
nesprávně informovat
fejlinformere
rosszul tájékoztat
gefa rangar/villandi upplÿsingar
neteisingai informuoti
dezinformēt
nesprávne informovať
yanlış bilgilendirmek
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misinform
[ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːrm] vt (= mislead) → donner des informations erronées à, induire en erreurto be misinformed (= given incorrect information) → être mal informé
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misinform
vt → falsch informieren or unterrichten ; you’ve been misinformed → man hat Sie or Sie sind falsch informiert ; does the press misinform the public? → verbreitet die Presse falsche Informationen?
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misinform
(misinˈfoːm) verb to give wrong information to. disinformeer يُعْطي مَعْلومات خاطِئَه осведомявам грешно informar mal nesprávně informovat falsch berichten fejlinformere παραπλανώ informar mal valeteateid andma اطلاعات اشتباه دادن antaa vääriä tietoja mal renseigner לְהַטעוֹת गलत सूचना krivo uputiti rosszul tájékoztat memberi informasi salah gefa rangar/villandi upplÿsingar informare male 誤りを伝える 잘못된 정보를 전하다 suklaidinti, neteisingai informuoti dezinformēt memberi salah maklumat verkeerd inlichten feilinformere, gi villedende opplysninger udzielić fałszywych informacji, źle poinformować ناسم معلومات وركول informar mal a informa greşit, a dezinforma неправильно информировать nesprávne informovať napačno obvestiti dezinformisati ge en felaktig upplysning, felunderrätta ให้ข้อมูลผิด ๆ yanlış bilgilendirmek 誤報,誤傳 неправильно інформувати گمراہ کرنا tung tin giả 误传
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misinform
v. dar una información errónea.
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