misteach

transitive verb

mis·​teach

(ˈ)mi¦stēch

: to teach wrongly or badly

misteacher

-chə(r)

noun

Word History

Etymology

Middle English mistechen, from Old English mistǣcan, from mis- entry 1 + tǣcan to teach

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