misinform

misinform — 動詞

1. to deliberately or accidentally tell someone something that is false, causing th

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

誤導；誤傳

向他人傳遞不正確的資訊

to deliberately or accidentally tell someone something that is false, causing them to have an incorrect understanding of a situation or fact.

例句

The article misinformed readers about the safety of the new vaccine.

那篇文章向讀者傳遞了關於新疫苗安全性的錯誤資訊。

misinform + object + about + noun phrase

Aiko felt that the travel agent had misinformed her about the visa requirements for Japan.

Aiko 覺得旅行社誤導了她關於日本簽證要求的資訊。

passive-like structure with 'felt that'

同義詞
  • mislead

    softer than 'misinform'; can mean causing a wrong impression without stating anything false directly.

  • deceive

    stronger and always implies deliberate trickery; carries moral judgment.

  • give false information

    a neutral, everyday multi-word alternative without the formality of 'misinform'.

反義詞
  • inform

    to give correct, accurate facts to someone.

文法句型

misinform + object

misinform + object + about + noun phrase

用法筆記

Commonly used in the passive voice (e.g., 'be misinformed by/about'). The adverb 'deliberately' often appears when the speaker wants to emphasise intent.

常見錯誤

❌The website misinformed.
✅The website misinformed visitors about the opening hours.
💡'misinform' requires a direct object; you cannot drop the person who received wrong information.
❌I misinformed the meaning of her email.
✅I misunderstood the meaning of her email.
💡'misinform' means giving wrong info to someone else; use 'misunderstand' when you yourself interpret something wrongly.