Misinform — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give false or misleading information to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˌɪsɪnfˈɔːɹm/

🇬🇧British English

/mˌɪsɪnfˈɔːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˌɪsɪnfˈɔːm/

3 syllables Say it as /mˌɪsɪnfˈɔːɹm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mislead

Word Forms

misinformation	noun	information that is incorrect
misleader	noun	someone who leads astray (often deliberately)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

falsch informieren

falsche oder irreführende Informationen weitergeben

🇫🇷French

mal renseigner

donner des informations fausses ou trompeuses à

🇪🇸Spanish

informar mal

dar información falsa o engañosa a

🇮🇹Italian

disinformazione

fornire informazioni false o fuorvianti

🇳🇱Dutch

verkeerd informeren

valse of misleidende informatie geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

desinformar

fornecer informações falsas ou enganosas a

🇷🇺Russian

дезинформировать

предоставлять ложную или вводящую в заблуждение информацию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गलत जानकारी

को ग़लत या भ्रामक जानकारी देना

🇧🇩Bengali

ভুল তথ্য

মিথ্যা বা বিভ্রান্তিকর তথ্য দিন

🇮🇳Tamil

தவறான தகவல்

தவறான அல்லது தவறான தகவலை கொடுக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

తప్పుడు సమాచారం

తప్పుడు లేదా తప్పుదారి పట్టించే సమాచారాన్ని ఇవ్వండి

🇮🇳Marathi

चुकीची माहिती

खोटी किंवा दिशाभूल करणारी माहिती द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખોટી માહિતી

ને ખોટી અથવા ભ્રામક માહિતી આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಪ್ಪು ಮಾಹಿತಿ

ಸುಳ್ಳು ಅಥವಾ ತಪ್ಪುದಾರಿಗೆಳೆಯುವ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തെറ്റായ വിവരം

തെറ്റായതോ തെറ്റിദ്ധരിപ്പിക്കുന്നതോ ആയ വിവരങ്ങൾ നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲਤ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ

ਨੂੰ ਗਲਤ ਜਾਂ ਗੁੰਮਰਾਹਕੁੰਨ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

غلط اطلاع

کو غلط یا گمراہ کن معلومات دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

误导

向以下人士提供虚假或误导性信息

🇯🇵Japanese

誤解を与える

～に虚偽の情報または誤解を招く情報を与える

🇰🇷Korean

잘못 알리다

허위 또는 오해의 소지가 있는 정보를 제공합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thông tin sai lệch

cung cấp thông tin sai lệch hoặc gây nhầm lẫn cho

🇹🇭Thai

แจ้งข้อมูลผิด

ให้ข้อมูลอันเป็นเท็จหรือทำให้เข้าใจผิดแก่

🇮🇩Indonesian

informasi yang salah

memberikan informasi palsu atau menyesatkan kepada

🇵🇭Filipino

maling impormasyon

magbigay ng mali o mapanlinlang na impormasyon sa

🇲🇾Malay

maklumat yang salah

memberikan maklumat palsu atau mengelirukan kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معلومات مضللة

إعطاء معلومات كاذبة أو مضللة ل

🇮🇷Persian

اطلاعات غلط

دادن اطلاعات نادرست یا گمراه کننده

🇹🇷Turkish

yanlış bilgi vermek

yanlış veya yanıltıcı bilgi vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מידע מוטעה

לתת מידע שקרי או מטעה

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The primary meaning of 'misinform' is 'give false or misleading information to'.

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Using 'misinform' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'misinform' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'misinform' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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