misinform

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misinform

Word family

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mis·in·form /ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːm $ -ɔːrm/ verb [transitive] WRONG/INCORRECTto give someone information that is incorrect 向〔某人〕提供错误信息，向…误报 I am afraid you’ve been misinformed. 恐怕你得到的信息是错误的。n Grammar Misinform is usually passive.→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

misinform• He's either badly misinformed or willfully lying.

mis·in·form verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable

incorrect give to Corpus that information someone is

misinform
mis‧in‧form /ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːm $ -ɔːrm/

verb [transitive usually passive]

Word Family: noun: informant, information, informer, misinformation, disinformation; verb: inform, misinform; adjective: informative ≠ UNINFORMATIVE, informed ≠ uninformed; adverb: informatively

to give someone information that is incorrect:

I am afraid you’ve been misinformed.

mis·in·form

BrE

/ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːm/

NAmE

/ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːrm/

verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

misinform

BrE

/ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːm/

NAmE

/ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːrm/

present simple - he / she / it

misinforms

BrE

/ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːmz/

NAmE

/ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːrmz/

past simple

misinformed

BrE

/ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːmd/

NAmE

/ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːrmd/

past participle

misinformed

BrE

/ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːmd/

NAmE

/ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːrmd/

-ing form

misinforming

BrE

/ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːmɪŋ/

NAmE

/ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːrmɪŋ/

[often passive]

~ sb (about sth)

to give sb wrong information about sth 误报；误传

◆They were deliberately misinformed about their rights. 有人故意向他们错误地说明了他们的权利。

◆a misinformed belief

(= based on wrong information)

被误导的信念

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mis·in·for·ma·tion

BrE

/ˌmɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃn/

NAmE

/ˌmɪsɪnfərˈmeɪʃn/

noun

[uncountable]

◆a campaign of misinformation传播假消息的活动