dis·in·for·ma·tion (d s-n f r-m  shn)n. 1. Deliberately misleading information announced publicly or leaked by a government or especially by an intelligence agency in order to influence public opinion or the government in another nation: "He would be the unconscious channel for a piece of disinformation aimed at another country's intelligence service" (Ken Follett). 2. Dissemination of such misleading information. [Possibly translation of Russian dezinformatsiya.] |
disinformation [ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃən]
n
false information intended to deceive or mislead
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | disinformation - misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.) misinformation - information that is incorrect |
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