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Synonyms for misinform

Most common

mislead deceive misguide lead astray

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information to.

    It is clear that the politician misinformed the public on the issue.

Forms

Past participle
misinformed
e.g. misinformed → misled, deceived, misguided…

Example sentences

  • deceive I assure you that I didn't intend to deceive you.
  • mislead He did everything he could to mislead the police.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
misinformsteady
deceivesteady
misleadsteady
misguidesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
deceive2, mislead2
8 letters
misguide2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (deceive2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
induire en erreur
Deutsch
irreführen