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miscounsel

miscounsel verb: to counsel or advise wrongly.

Verb

miscounsel (third-person singular simple present miscounsels, present participle (US) miscounseling or (UK) miscounselling, simple past and past participle (US) miscounseled or (UK) miscounselled)

  1. (transitive) To counsel or advise wrongly.

Forms of miscounsel

third-person singular presentmiscounsels
present participle USmiscounseling
present participle UKmiscounselling
past participle USmiscounseled
past USmiscounseled
past participle UKmiscounselled
past UKmiscounselled

Origin of miscounsel

From Middle English miscounceilen, miscounselen, equivalent to mis- + counsel. Possibly formed on the model of Old French mesconceillier.

Questions about miscounsel

What does miscounsel mean?
Miscounsel means to counsel or advise wrongly.
What part of speech is miscounsel?
Miscounsel is a verb.
What is the past tense of miscounsel?
The past tense of miscounsel is miscounseled.

Words near miscounsel in the dictionary

  1. miscost
  2. miscosted
  3. miscosting
  4. miscosts
  5. Miscouche
  6. miscounsel
  7. miscounseled
  8. miscounseling
  9. miscounselings
  10. miscounselled
  11. miscounselling

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