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 miscounselling or miscounseling, simple past and past participle miscounselled or miscounseled)

(transitive) To counsel or advise wrongly.

References

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

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