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miscounseling

miscounseling noun: wrong, bad, or incorrect counselling. Also the present participle and gerund of miscounsel.

Noun

miscounseling (usually uncountable, plural miscounselings)

  1. (usually) Wrong, bad, or incorrect counselling

Also used as

miscounseling is also the present participle and gerund of miscounsel.

Forms of miscounseling

pluralmiscounselings

Origin of miscounseling

From Middle English myscounsellynge, equivalent to miscounsel + -ing.

From miscounsel + -ing.

Questions about miscounseling

What does miscounseling mean?
Miscounseling means wrong, bad, or incorrect counselling.
What part of speech is miscounseling?
Miscounseling is a noun.
What is the plural of miscounseling?
The plural of miscounseling is miscounselings.

Words near miscounseling in the dictionary

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

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