miscounsel

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verb

To counsel or advise wrongly.

OriginMiddle English miscounceilen →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

verbmiscounsel (third-person singular simple present miscounsels, present participle (US) miscounseling or (UK) miscounselling, simple past and past participle (US) miscounseled or (UK) miscounselled)

present singular third person miscounsels · US participle present miscounseling · UK participle present miscounselling · US participle past miscounseled · US past miscounseled · UK participle past miscounselled · UK past miscounselled

  1. transitiveTo counsel or advise wrongly.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishmiscounceilen
  2. Englishmiscounsel

From Middle English miscounceilen, miscounselen, equivalent to mis- + counsel. Possibly formed on the model of Old French mesconceillier.

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APA

miscounsel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscounsel

MLA

“miscounsel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscounsel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miscounsel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscounsel.

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