"misinform" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

is a type of: inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
subtypes:
- lie - tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
- beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate - be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
- amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
- sandbag - downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling
- betray, deceive, lead astray - cause someone to believe an untruth
same as: mislead