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miscounsel

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[mis-koun-suhl] / mɪsˈkaʊn səl /

verb (used with object)

miscounseled, miscounseling, miscounselled, miscounselling

  1. to advise wrongly.

Etymology

Origin of miscounsel

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; mis- 1, counsel

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