misteach

[mis-teech]

verb (used with object), mis·taught, mis·teach·ing.

to teach wrongly or badly.

Origin of misteach

before 1000; Middle English mistechen, Old English mistǣcan. See mis-¹, teach

Related formsmis·teach·er, noun

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