Disinformation Definition

dĭs-ĭnfər-māshən
noun
False information spread deliberately, specif. by a government, in order to mislead enemies or to mold public opinion.
Webster's New World
Dissemination of such misleading information.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Disinformation

Noun

Singular:
disinformation
Plural:
disinformations

Origin of Disinformation

  • From dis- + information, perhaps after Russian дезинформация (dezinformácija), in turn from French désinformation.

    From Wiktionary

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