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/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

disinformation (usually uncountable, plural disinformations)

  1. Intentionally false information disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead.

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References

  1. disinformation” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
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