miseducation

American  

[mis-ej-oo-kay-shuhn] / ˌmɪs ɛdʒ ʊˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of educating improperly, especially in a way that is inaccurate or misleading.

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Example Sentences

“Nobody wants to talk about the system issues — miseducation, unemployment,” said Dominique Davis, CEO and founder of Community Passageways, a violence intervention agency.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2023

“It speaks to the miseducation of most Americans when it comes to slavery and the impact that it had on this country and the impact that it still has on African Americans today,” Bradford said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2023

Experts also say that miseducation about dementia is compounded by a lack of widespread awareness and basic literacy surrounding memory health in the United States.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2021

There is so much miseducation and bad faith in that tiny word “we.”

From Slate • Jul. 14, 2019

Such an education, or rather miseducation, causes a predisposition in many, and excites one where it already exists, which ultimately renders the animal propensities of our nature uncontrollable.

From Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes by Mayhew, Ira