noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Wrong, bad, or incorrect counselling uncountable, usually

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of miscounsel form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English myscounsellynge, equivalent to miscounsel + -ing.

Etymology 2

From miscounsel + -ing.

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