miscounseling

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noun

Wrong, bad, or incorrect counselling

OriginMiddle English myscounsellynge →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

miscounseling1

nounmiscounseling (usually uncountable, plural miscounselings)

plural miscounselings

  1. uncountableusuallyWrong, bad, or incorrect counselling

miscounseling2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of miscounsel

Origin

miscounseling · noun

  1. Middle Englishmyscounsellynge
  2. Englishmiscounseling

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

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miscounseling · verb

From miscounsel + -ing.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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