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disinformation

noun
/ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/UK/dɪsˌɪnfɚˈmeɪʃən/US

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.

  1. derived from īnfōrmātiō
  2. derived from information
  3. derived from informacioun
  4. inherited from enformacioun
  5. prefixed as disinformation — “dis- + information”

Definitions

  1. False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead

    False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.

  2. Fabricated or deliberately manipulated content

    Fabricated or deliberately manipulated content; intentionally created conspiracy theories or rumors.

  3. To use disinformation.

    • A country cannot disinformation its way out of fallen soldiers.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for disinformation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA