misinform

verb

ˌmis-in-ˈfȯrm How to pronounce misinform (audio)
Definition of misinformnext
as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue had been misinformed about the purpose of the meeting and walked in on what was a surprise birthday party

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinform
  1. deceive
  2. fool
  3. trick
  4. mislead
Verb
  • Have both deceived themselves about their ambitions, their desires, their essential natures?
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • In July, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud for deceiving regulators who approved the 737 Max.
    David Koenig, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of deceive
Verb
  • The defendants’ last-minute attempt to rebrand their ER reboot as The Pitt is not fooling anyone.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Don't be fooled: the CFP's rankings are what determines whether a team will be in the playoffs.
    Ross Terrell, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of fool
Verb
  • Other sculptures show how Raven tricks his way into the nobleman's home.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Add them all up and see if October tricked you into a doomscrolling coma or treated you to touching grass.
    Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of trick
Verb
  • To this effect, the CDT has also in the past year filed comments urging the Federal Election Commission to address the use of misleading deepfake images by political campaigns.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Gutierrez reasoned that jurors were confused by the testimony, including with respect to economic terms, and were misled by hypotheticals.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of mislead
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