Meanings
present singular third person misteaches · participle present misteaching · participle past mistaught · past mistaught
- To teach incorrectly.
1 more example
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 their relationships and denial about their victimization.
1989 April 22, Jay Reed, “Naming and Confronting Gay Male Battering”, in Gay Community News, page 9
Origin
- Old Englishmistǣċan“to teach amiss, teach falsely”
- Middle Englishmistechen
- Englishmisteach
From Middle English mistechen, from Old English mistǣċan (“to teach amiss, teach falsely”), equivalent to mis- + teach.
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 誤教 /误教
- 誤教 /误教teach incorrectly
Finnish opettaa väärin
- opettaa väärinteach incorrectly
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