miscounsel

English

Etymology

From Middle English miscounceilen, miscounselen, equivalent to mis- +‎ counsel. Possibly formed on the model of Old French mesconceillier.

Verb

miscounsel (third-person singular simple present miscounsels, present participle (US) miscounseling or (UK) miscounselling, simple past and past participle (US) miscounseled or (UK) miscounselled)

1. (transitive) To counsel or advise wrongly.

References

• “miscounsel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.