misinform
verb (used with object)
to give false or misleading information to.
misinforming
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present participleof misinform.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Musk is not really a fanatical opponent of typical media outlets because he thinks they’re misinforming the public.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2024
Seattle police officers will be limited in using ruses — a tactic of deliberately misinforming the public — starting Wednesday, following a three-year push to create a policy.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
Romanian officials are not explaining their previous vehement denials of the drone incident, although the defence minister is taking the blame for "misinforming" the country's president.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2023
Ellemann-Jensen has apologized for misinforming parliament over a rushed Israeli arms deal to replace Denmark’s howitzers that were donated to Ukraine in January.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
Besides which she had more than enough to do in caring for her own house, mending my father’s clothes and misinforming the public as to Post Office regulations.
From The Dew of Their Youth by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
