disinformation

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

misinformation

indoctrination

propaganda

faked information

bogus intelligence

Translations

désinformation

disinformazione

Desinformation

παραπληροφόρηση

desinformatie

desinformación

desinformació

desinformação

dezenformasyon

intox

Contra-informação

Contrainformação

dezenformasyon

Désinformation

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/

Etymology

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.