misinform
verb
mis·in·form
ˌmis-in-ˈfȯrm 
misinformed; misinforming; misinforms
: to give incorrect or misleading information to (someone) : to inform (someone) wrongly
That small, self-serving cabal managed to misinform generations of Americans with malicious myths that misshaped history.—
Dana D. Kelley
Dana D. Kelley"Pardon me," interrupted Alfred Inglethorp, "you have been misinformed. I had no quarrel with my dear wife. … "—Agatha Christie
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Examples of misinform in a Sentence
had been misinformed about the purpose of the meeting and walked in on what was a surprise birthday party
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Despite the debunking of Wakefield’s allegations, Kennedy became a prominent American figure misinforming the public by continuing to maintain that there’s a link between childhood vaccines and autism.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Part of it is the nature of the platform, and part of it is put there by design to keep people misinformed.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
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David Chiu, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Despite the debunking of Wakefield’s allegations, Kennedy became a prominent American figure misinforming the public by continuing to maintain that there’s a link between childhood vaccines and autism.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Despite an overwhelming scientific consensus, public perception of climate change remains varied and, at times, misinformed.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Part of it is the nature of the platform, and part of it is put there by design to keep people misinformed.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Misinform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misinform. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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