单词 | misinform |
释义 | misinformv. a. transitive. To give wrong or misleading information to (a person). Frequently in passive. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > action of informing > give (information) [verb (transitive)] > inform (a person) > misinform misinforma1393 plum1561 mistell1674 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) ii. 559 (MED) It nedeth of no bakbitinge That thou thi ladi mis enforme. a1447 in J. Raine Inventories & Acct. Rolls Benedictine Houses Jarrow & Monk-Wearmouth (1854) App. 241 Will'm of Hilton..mysinfourmyd of ye said dede..entreed ye qweer. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 64 I suppose that ye ar displesyd that I have shewed you unkyndnesse. But blame me the lesse, for I was mysseinfourmed ayenste you. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 605/1 I..bring one from the trewe opinion by misenformyng. 1584 J. Dee Jrnl. in True & Faithful Relation Spirits (1659) i. 67 You may also mark how the Devil at this time did mis-inform E. K. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxx. 175 To let the people be..mis-informed of the grounds..of those his essentiall Rights. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 355 Least..She dictate false, and missinforme the Will To do what God expressly hath forbid. View more context for this quotation 1701 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World I. iv. 188 Our senses..do not..deceive or misinform us as to the meer existence of things. 1780 Mirror No. 82 The Sovereign may be misinformed as to the deservings of those whom he is pleased to honour. 1807 G. Chalmers Caledonia I. iii. ix. 457 Pontoppidan misinformed, and deluded, his prince, upon a thousand points of history. 1889 A. S. Hill Our English v. 209 In New York and Washington, if I am not misinformed, ‘seminars’ are periodically held, at which a clever woman coaches other clever women in the political, literary, and ethical topics of the day. 1935 W. Faulkner Pylon 173 He seemed to have been misinformed in what he had heard about Matt. 1974 Physics Bull. Jan. 3/2 All the above is well known... Those attempting to misinform the World Scientific Community are fully aware of my real circumstances. 1991 Past & Present Aug. 21 I am assuming that either Scribonius simply misunderstood what the women were telling him (or his source) or else that the women misinformed him. b. intransitive. To impart wrong or misleading information; to be misinformative. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > give wrong information [verb (intransitive)] missaya1325 misaver1402 misreport1460 misinform1605 1605 S. Rowley When you see Me sig. F3 King... It likes vs not, thou lyest, for that we know. You know him not, but he too well knowes you... Rookes. Sure some enuious man hath misinformd. 1625 R. Montagu Appello Cæsarem 256 You misinforme against him for concluding with the Papists. 1678 A. Marvell Acct. Growth Popery (new ed.) 43 However the King's Counsel may misinform. 1983 New Scientist (BNC) 28 Apr. To tell the public..that testers assume intelligence to be one dimensional is simply to misinform. DerivativesΚΠ 1630 J. Taylor Farewell to Tower Bottles in Wks. 127 It must some villaines information be, That hath maliciously abused me, But if I knew the misinforming elfe, I would [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1393 |
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