misinform

From mis- + inform.

• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)m

misinform (third-person singular simple present misinforms, present participle misinforming, simple past and past participle misinformed)

1. (transitive) To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information to.

   Synonyms: misguide, mislead, deceive

   It is clear that the politician misinformed the public on the issue.

   • 1942, Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch, Casablanca:

     Captain Renault: The waters? What waters? We're in the desert.
     Rick: I was misinformed.

   • 2007, Ian Eyres, English for Primary and Early Years, page 188:

     Absences and silences can misinform readers just as effectively as more obvious devices.

• disinform