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misinformative

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/ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːrmətɪv/ · mis-in-for-ma-tive

Providing false or misleading information.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

Providing false or misleading information.

غلط یا گمراہ کن معلومات فراہم کرنے والا۔

غلط معلوماتی

ghalat maloomati

Synonyms

deceptivemisleadingfallaciousفریب دہگمراہ کنغلط

Antonyms

informativeaccuratetruthfulمعلوماتیصحیحسچ

Common Collocations

  • misinformative article
  • misinformative statement
  • misinformative source

Example Sentences

The article was misinformative, leading readers to false conclusions.

یہ مضمون غلط معلوماتی تھا، جس کی وجہ سے قارئین غلط نتائج تک پہنچ گئے۔

Yeh mazmoon ghalat maloomati tha, jis ki wajah se qareen ghalat nataij tak pohanch gaye.

Misinformative advertising can harm consumers.

غلط معلوماتی تشہیر صارفین کو نقصان پہنچا سکتی ہے۔

Ghalat maloomati tashheer sarifeen ko nuqsan pohanch sakti hai.

Many social media posts are often misinformative.

بہت سے سوشل میڈیا کے پوسٹس اکثر غلط معلوماتی ہوتے ہیں۔

Bohat se social media ke posts aksar ghalat maloomati hote hain.

Easily Confused With

uninformative:While both terms imply a lack of accurate information, 'uninformative' simply means lacking useful content, whereas 'misinformative' specifically refers to incorrect information.

Word Family

misinform
verbغلط معلومات دینا
misinformation
nounغلط معلومات

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'misleading information' for misinformative.

Imagine a newspaper with incorrect headlines that lead readers to misunderstand the news.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

خود کو تو کہتے ہیں کہ میں ہوں شے ادبی، لیکن ان کی باتوں میں ہے کچھ نہ کچھ بازیابی۔

Khud ko to kehte hain ke main hoon shay adabi, Lekin un ki baton mein hai kuch na kuch baziyabi.

They claim to be literary, yet their words hold a certain misinformative charm.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

خود کو دھوکہ دینا، دوسروں کو بھی دھوکہ دینا ہے۔

Khud ko dhoka dena, doosron ko bhi dhoka dena hai.

To deceive oneself is to deceive others as well.

📖 Etymology

Origin: English "misinform + -ative" — to give false or misleading information + pertaining to

First known use: 20th century

The term 'misinformative' has developed from the word 'misinform', which dates back to the early 20th century as a descriptor of information that is incorrect or misleading.