mispersuade

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌmɪspərˈsweɪd/ UK /ˌmɪspəˈsweɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to persuade by false or mistaken reasoning; lead astray

Clever propaganda had mispersuaded many into supporting the doomed cause.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to persuade by false or... mislead delude deceive misguide beguile

Opposites

persuade convince

Word family

Related forms persuade persuasion dissuade

Etymology

From mis- ('wrongly') + persuade, from Latin persuadere ('to convince thoroughly'), from per- ('thoroughly') + suadere ('to advise, urge').

mis- Old English persuadere Latin suadere Latin

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# mispersuade

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌmɪspərˈsweɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmɪspəˈsweɪd/

## Meanings
1. to persuade by false or mistaken reasoning; lead astray

## Examples
- Clever propaganda had mispersuaded many into supporting the doomed cause.

## Synonyms
- mislead
- delude
- deceive
- misguide
- beguile

## Antonyms
- persuade
- convince

## Related Forms
- persuade
- persuasion
- dissuade

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mis-
- Root: persuadere
- Root: suadere

## Etymology
From mis- ('wrongly') + persuade, from Latin persuadere ('to convince thoroughly'), from per- ('thoroughly') + suadere ('to advise, urge').

## AI Etymology
Mispersuade comes from mis- ('wrongly') + persuade, from Latin persuadere ('to convince thoroughly'), from per- ('thoroughly') + suadere ('to advise, urge'). The etymological trail includes Old English mis-, Latin persuadere, Latin suadere. The same word family includes persuade, persuasion, dissuade. Its current verb use means "to persuade by false or mistaken reasoning; lead astray".

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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