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disinformation

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dis·in·for·ma·tion  (ds-nfr-mshn)
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
Noun
false information intended to mislead
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.disinformation - misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.)
misinformation - information that is incorrect
Translations
disinformation [dɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃən] n → desinformación f
disinformation [dɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃən] n → désinformation f
disinformation [dɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃən] n → Desinformation f
disinformation [dɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃən] n → disinformazione f


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