disinformation
English
WOTD – 18 September 2015
Etymology
From dis- + information, patterned after Russian дезинформа́ция (dezinformácija).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/
- (US) IPA(key): /dɪsˌɪnfɚˈmeɪʃən/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
disinformation (usually uncountable, plural disinformations)
- Intentionally false information disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead.
Related terms
Translations
intentionally false information
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See also
References
- “disinformation” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
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