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misinformative

/mɪsɪnˈfɔːmətɪv/US/mɪsɪnˈfɔɹmətɪv/

misinformative adjective: providing incorrect information; misleading.

Adjective

misinformative (comparative more misinformative, superlative most misinformative)

  1. Providing incorrect information; misleading.
    • But if there is no reason for the view that all object-senses obtained in experience are misinformative about the world, then there is no ground for rejecting the realist concept of the world[…]1975, Roman Ingarden, On the Motives Which Led Husserl to Transcendental Idealism, page 57

Forms of misinformative

comparativemore misinformative
superlativemost misinformative

Origin of misinformative

From mis- + informative.

Questions about misinformative

What does misinformative mean?
Misinformative means providing incorrect information; misleading.
What part of speech is misinformative?
Misinformative is an adjective.
How do you pronounce misinformative?
Misinformative is pronounced /mɪsɪnˈfɔːmətɪv/ (UK).

Words near misinformative in the dictionary

  1. misinformants
  2. misinformation
  3. misinformational
  4. misinformationist
  5. misinformations
  6. misinformative
  7. misinformed
  8. misinformedly
  9. misinformedness
  10. misinformer
  11. misinformers

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