mispersuade C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to persuade by false or... misleaddeludedeceivemisguidebeguile ↔ Opposites persuadeconvince Word family Related forms persuadepersuasiondissuade Etymology AI details From mis- ('wrongly') + persuade, from Latin persuadere ('to convince thoroughly'), from per- ('thoroughly') + suadere ('to advise, urge'). mis- Old English persuadere Latin suadere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Describing Qualities markdown