misinstruct

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verb

To instruct badly or wrongly.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

verbmisinstruct (third-person singular simple present misinstructs, present participle misinstructing, simple past and past participle misinstructed)

present singular third person misinstructs · participle present misinstructing · participle past misinstructed · past misinstructed

  1. archaicTo instruct badly or wrongly.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

misinstruct. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misinstruct

MLA

“misinstruct.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misinstruct. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misinstruct,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misinstruct.

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