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dis·in·for·ma·tion

(dĭs-ĭn′fər-mā′shən)

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.

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disinformation

(ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃən)

false information intended to deceive or mislead

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dis•in•for•ma•tion

(dɪsˌɪn fərˈmeɪ ʃən, ˌdɪs ɪn-)

n.

false and misleading information publicly or secretly released by a government to the international news media or to rival intelligence agencies.

[1965–70; translation of Russian dezinformátsiya < French désinform(er) to misinform]

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Noun

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

désinformation

disinformazione

disinformation

[ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃən] N → desinformación f

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disinformation

[ˌdɪsɪnfə^rˈmeɪʃ^ən] n → désinformation f

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disinformation

n → Desinformation f

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disinformation

[ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃ/ən] n → disinformazione f

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