miswarn

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English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ warn.

Verb

miswarn (third-person singular simple present miswarns, present participle miswarning, simple past and past participle miswarned)

  1. To warn of something that is not a threat; to cry wolf.
    • 1905, Julia M. Baker Stapleford, Wah-see-ola, the Light of the Tribes at the Meeting Waters, page 180:
      Our friend, Commander de Champeaux, was not miswarned when he was told by the squaw he claimed as his squaw, 'to look out and not cross Chief Ma-chan-qua's pathway.'
    • 1992, Kentucky Law Journal - Volume 81, Issues 3-4:
      In miswarning cases, the plaintiff must show to include a reasonable warning, in light of what the manufacturer knew
    • 2009, J.C. Wolf, “Slave to the King of Misunderstanding”, in The Hope And Betrayal Of Talking Only To Myself:
      For I have done all that you said Fingers bled and eyes fall dead Screaming dreams to wake and cry Miswarned warriors peel and die