Meanings
verbmisadvise (third-person singular simple present misadvises, present participle misadvising, simple past and past participle misadvised)
present singular third person misadvises · participle present misadvising · participle past misadvised · past misadvised
- To give bad advice
Expel from your confidence, men who have never ceased to misadvise you!
The Works of Alexander Hamilton, p. 234
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Origin
- Middle Englishmisavisen
- Englishmisadvise
From Middle English misavisen, and also from mis- + advise.
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Portuguese aconselhar errado
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APA
misadvise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misadvise
MLA
“misadvise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misadvise. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misadvise,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misadvise.
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