Misinforms

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To share erroneous information or convey inaccuracies that can mislead others in understanding or decision-making
2. To deliver false information that may confuse or misguide individuals, either purposefully or accidentally
3. To give inaccurate or wrong details that might lead others to misunderstand a situation

Etymology: The verb "misinforms" is the third-person singular form of "misinform," so its story is simply the story of that verb. "Inform" arrived in English through Old French from Latin "informare," meaning to give form or shape to something, and only later came to mean passing knowledge to someone. "Misinform" is a plain compound, built by attaching the prefix "mis-" to "inform." That prefix comes from Old English, where it carried the sense of "wrong" or "amiss," and it has been used this way since Middle English. The result is a word meaning to give someone wrong or false information.

Synonyms: misleads, deceives, deludes, misguides, misrepresents

Antonyms: informs, enlightens, clarifies, educates, counsels