English → Latin
“misinform” in Latin
malusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad; unpleasant to the senses, sight, smell, taste, touch; bad, evil, wicked, mcognōscōto learn, to get to know; to be acquainted (with someone), recognize, apprehend; to know, perceive, understand
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
misinform
*falsa docere: to be misinformed, male, non recte, aliquid audivisse; cognovisse; in errore versari, esse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for misinform?
- The usual Latin words for “misinform” are malus, cognōscō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.