Maleducation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Education that is faulty or incomplete. uncountable

    "Far more important than correcting faulty education resulting from the activities of the nonschool educative agencies is preventing, where possible, such maleducation from taking place."

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"Far more important than correcting faulty education resulting from the activities of the nonschool educative agencies is preventing, where possible, such maleducation from taking place."

Etymology

From mal- + education.

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