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misinform
[mis-in-fawrm] 
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misinform
[mis-in-fawrm]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give wrong information intentionally |
| Synonyms: | bait and switch, cover up, deceive, disinform, double-talk, doublespeak, lead astray, lie, misdirect, misguide, mislead, misstate, mousetrap, pervert, prevaricate, put on an act, put on false front, put on*, put up smoke screen, signify, string along, wrong steer |
| Antonyms: | inform, tell all |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lie |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tell an untruth |
| Synonyms: | BS, be untruthful, bear false witness, beguile, break promise, bull*, con, concoct, deceive, delude, dissemble, dissimulate, distort, dupe*, equivocate, exaggerate, fabricate, fake, falsify, fib, forswear, frame, fudge, go back on, invent, make believe, malign, misguide, misinform, misinstruct, mislead, misrepresent, misspeak, misstate, overdraw, palter, perjure, pervert, phony, plant*, prevaricate, promote, put on*, put up a front, snow*, soft-soap, string along, victimize |
| Notes: | to lay is to place something; to lie is to recline |
| Antonyms: | be honest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mislead |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give someone the wrong idea, information |
| Synonyms: | bait, beguile, betray, bilk, bluff, bunk, cheat, cozen, deceive, defraud, delude, double-cross, dupe, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entice, fool, fudge, gull, hoax, hoodwink*, hose, illude, inveigle, juggle, lead astray, lead on, lie, lure, misdirect, misguide, misinform, misrepresent, outwit, overreach, pervert, pull wool over eyes, put on*, rip off, rook, rope in, scam, seduce, shaft, snow*, take in, tempt, trick, victimize |
| Antonyms: | advise, counsel, guard, lead, protect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fob off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | palm off |
| Synonyms: | cheat, deceive, foist, foist off, misguide, misinform, mislead, misrepresent, offload, pass off, rip off, rook, scam, stall, swindle, trick |
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