English verb: misinform | |||
| 1. | misinform (communication) give false or misleading information to | ||
| Synonyms | mislead | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inform | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | amplify, beat around the bush, betray, deceive, equivocate, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, lead astray, lie, magnify, overdraw, overstate, palter, prevaricate, sandbag, tergiversate | ||