miseducate

[ mis-ej-oo-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, mis·ed·u·cat·ed, mis·ed·u·cat·ing.

1. to educate improperly.

Other Words From

• mised·u·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of miseducate¹

mis- ¹ + educate

Example Sentences

The attacks on issues dealing with racism and social justice are being conducted through both repressive pedagogical practices and threats to ban instructional material that includes concepts such as "privilege," "discomfort" and other terms that reinsure that the language of erasure works to miseducate students while imposing a form of historical amnesia.

From Salon

“Silence can be deadly, because it can miseducate,” Powers said.

From Washington Times

"Crime procedurals greatly miseducate the public about both Black people and Black family and community life," he stated.

From Salon

But save some vexation for this: With books like these proliferating in history — and, not incidentally, science — we now routinely miseducate the next generation in the name of ideology.

From Seattle Times

No matter how ludicrous it is, that’s a legitimate exercise of religious freedom. These creationist field trips, however, are not. No matter how steep the discount, public schools can’t afford to miseducate our kids with religious pseudoscience like creationism.

From Slate