ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Disinformation

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Disinformation is a noun meaning False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

  1. Fabricated or deliberately manipulated content; intentionally created conspiracy theories or rumors.
  2. (transitive) To use disinformation.

Example Sentences

A country cannot disinformation its way out of fallen soldiers.
Moreover, Trump’s use of obvious disinformation — the amateurish video he showed Ramaphosa, and his accompanying statements about the “over a thousand” killings of white farmers — to try and make his case has uprooted whatever U.S. credibility had survived over the last several months.

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Related dictionary entries include deception, misinformation, ambush, deformation, twisting, intoxication.

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