miseducate
/ˌmɪsˈɛdʒəkeɪt/
verb
- To teach someone incorrect or misleading information, or to train them in a way that leads to wrong beliefs or habits.
- Some parents worry that the media miseducates children about healthy eating.
- The textbook miseducates students by presenting outdated scientific theories as fact.
- If we miseducate new employees about safety procedures, accidents are more likely to happen.
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