disinformation

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (uncountable) False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.
2. (uncountable) Fabricated or deliberately manipulated content; intentionally created conspiracy theories or rumors.

Verb

To use disinformation.

Conceptes

desinformació

Sinònims

misinformation

indoctrination

propaganda

faked information

bogus intelligence

Traduccions

désinformation

disinformazione

Desinformation

παραπληροφόρηση

desinformatie

desinformación

dezenformasyon

desinformação

Contrainformação

Désinformation

dezenformasyon

Contra-informação

intox

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Composed 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.