misinformative

misinformative

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ informative.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɪsɪnˈfɔːmətɪv/
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  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /mɪsɪnˈfɔɹmətɪv/, [mɪsɪnˈfɔɹməɾɪv]
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /mɪsɪnˈfoːmətɪv/, [mɪsɪnˈfoːməɾɪv]

Adjective

misinformative (comparative more misinformative, superlative most misinformative)

  1. Providing incorrect information; misleading.
    • 1975, Roman Ingarden, On the Motives Which Led Husserl to Transcendental Idealism, page 57:
      But if there is no reason for the view that all object-senses obtained in experience are misinformative about the world, then there is no ground for rejecting the realist concept of the world […]

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