disinformation

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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.

Έννοιες

παραπληροφόρηση

Συνώνυμα

misinformation

indoctrination

propaganda

faked information

bogus intelligence

Μεταφράσεις

désinformation

disinformazione

desinformatie

Desinformation

desinformación

dezenformasyon

desinformação

desinformació

intox

Contra-informação

Contrainformação

dezenformasyon

Désinformation

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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.