disinformation
False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or misleadFalse information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.
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» He is a master of disinformation.
Er ist ein Meister der Desinformation. — al_ex_an_der
al_ex_an_der · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(uncountable)False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.
Desinformation
дезинформа́цияdezinformácija, де́заdéza
дезінформа́ціяdezinformácija, дезінформува́нняdezinformuvánnja
misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.)
(uncountable)Fabricated or deliberately manipulated content; intentionally created conspiracy theories or rumors.
Examples
13 sentencesHe is a master of disinformation.
deEr ist ein Meister der Desinformation. — al_ex_an_der
Tom is really good at disinformation.
The post was filled with targeted disinformation.
There is a lot of disinformation out there.
The sheer volume of disinformation is difficult to rebut.
Translations
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Origin
Composed of dis- + information. Attested in the sense “intentional misinformation” in EnglComposed of dis- + information. Attested in the sense “intentional misinformation” in English from 1939. A different usage of disinformation occurred earlier, as early as 1887, as a simple synonym of misinformation.
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Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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