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misteach

misteach verb: to teach incorrectly.

Verb

misteach (third-person singular simple present misteaches, present participle misteaching, simple past and past participle mistaught)

  1. To teach incorrectly.
    • Men are mistaught many things: that violence and control of others are acceptable, that they are strong and therefore entitled to be violent. Similarly they are taught that they are not victims; that they can and should take care of themselves. For gay men, this heritage can lead to violence in...1989 April 22, Jay Reed, “Naming and Confronting Gay Male Battering”, in Gay Community News, page 9

Forms of misteach

third-person singular presentmisteaches
present participlemisteaching
past participlemistaught
pastmistaught

Origin of misteach

From Middle English mistechen, from Old English mistǣċan (“to teach amiss, teach falsely”), equivalent to mis- + teach.

Words formed from misteach

Questions about misteach

What does misteach mean?
Misteach means to teach incorrectly.
What part of speech is misteach?
Misteach is a verb.
What is the past tense of misteach?
The past tense of misteach is mistaught.

Words near misteach in the dictionary

  1. mistaxing
  2. mistbelt
  3. mistbelts
  4. mistbow
  5. mistbows
  6. misteach
  7. misteacher
  8. misteachers
  9. misteaches
  10. misteaching
  11. misteachings

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