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 | ||