misteaching

English

Etymology 1

From misteach +‎ -ing.

Verb

misteaching

  1. present participle and gerund of misteach

Etymology 2

From misteach +‎ -ing.

Noun

misteaching (plural misteachings)

  1. Wrong, false, or incorrect teaching.
    • 1850, George Moody, The English journal of education:
      Still, the qualification for admission to the Reformatory will be the commission of some crime; there is nothing to protect children from the misteaching of parents.
    • 1905, New outlook, volume 81, page 933:
      A second attempt was made by presenting to the Bishops specific charges of misteaching supported by citations from Mitchell's book, "The World Before Abraham."
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