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miscounselling

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

Noun

miscounselling (usually uncountable, plural miscounsellings)

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

Also used as

miscounselling is also the present participle and gerund of miscounsel.

Forms of miscounselling

pluralmiscounsellings

Origin of miscounselling

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

From miscounsel + -ing.

Questions about miscounselling

What does miscounselling mean?
Miscounselling means wrong, bad, or incorrect counselling.
What part of speech is miscounselling?
Miscounselling is a noun.
What is the plural of miscounselling?
The plural of miscounselling is miscounsellings.

Words near miscounselling in the dictionary

  1. miscounsel
  2. miscounseled
  3. miscounseling
  4. miscounselings
  5. miscounselled
  6. miscounselling
  7. miscounsellings
  8. miscounsels
  9. miscount
  10. miscounted
  11. miscounter

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