misinform
UK/.misin'fɒ:m/US
GREB1
Definitions
v.
To give someone false or inaccurate information, especially deliberately.
误导；提供错误信息
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmis-wrongly, badly
+
informroot
=misinform
mis- (wrongly, badly) + inform = to inform wrongly. Often implies the false information is deliberate, in contexts like propaganda or misleading campaigns.
Common Collocations
- 1.deliberately misinform故意误导
- 2.misinform the public误导公众
- 3.be misinformed被误告
Example Sentences
- 1.
The article appears designed to misinform the public.
- 2.
She had been misinformed about the meeting time.