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misbrief

misbrief verb: to brief incorrectly; to supply with wrong preparatory information.

Verb

misbrief (third-person singular simple present misbriefs, present participle misbriefing, simple past and past participle misbriefed)

  1. (transitive) To brief incorrectly; to supply with wrong preparatory information.

Forms of misbrief

third-person singular presentmisbriefs
present participlemisbriefing
past participlemisbriefed
pastmisbriefed

Origin of misbrief

From mis- + brief.

Questions about misbrief

What does misbrief mean?
Misbrief means to brief incorrectly; to supply with wrong preparatory information.
What part of speech is misbrief?
Misbrief is a verb.
What is the past tense of misbrief?
The past tense of misbrief is misbriefed.

Words near misbrief in the dictionary

  1. misbreeds
  2. misbrew
  3. misbrewed
  4. misbrewing
  5. misbrews
  6. misbrief
  7. misbriefed
  8. misbriefing
  9. misbriefs
  10. misbudget
  11. misbudgeted

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