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dezinformatsiya

dezinformatsiya noun: disinformation, especially in the context of the former Soviet Union.

Noun

dezinformatsiya (uncountable)

  1. disinformation, especially in the context of the former Soviet Union
    • Though Moscow has been transmitting propaganda and dezinformatsiya, or disinformation, since the Soviets came to power in 1922, the propaganda’s tenor and volume have sharpened and increased over the past decade. At a NATO summit in Wales in September 2014, U.S. general Philip Breedlove described...2018 April, Sonia Smith, “War of Words: Meet the Texan Trolling for Putin”, in Texas Monthly, retrieved 28 Feb 2022

Origin of dezinformatsiya

Borrowed from Russian дезинформация (dezinformacija). Doublet of disinformation.

Questions about dezinformatsiya

What does dezinformatsiya mean?
Dezinformatsiya means disinformation, especially in the context of the former Soviet Union.
What part of speech is dezinformatsiya?
Dezinformatsiya is a noun.

Words near dezinformatsiya in the dictionary

  1. dezincifying
  2. dezincing
  3. dezincked
  4. dezincking
  5. dezincs
  6. dezinformatsiya
  7. dezionification
  8. dezionization
  9. dezionize
  10. dezionized
  11. dezionizes

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