disinformation

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

desinformatie

Synoniemen

misinformation

indoctrination

propaganda

faked information

bogus intelligence

Vertalingen

désinformation

disinformazione

Desinformation

παραπληροφόρηση

desinformación

desinformació

desinformação

dezenformasyon

intox

Contra-informação

Contrainformação

dezenformasyon

Désinformation

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/

Etymologie (Engels)

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.