disinformation
UK/ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/US/ˌdɪsɪnfɚˈmeɪʃən/
disinformation noun: false information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.
Noun
disinformation (uncountable)
- False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.
- Fabricated or deliberately manipulated content; intentionally created conspiracy theories or rumors.
- Moreover, Trump’s use of obvious disinformation — the amateurish video he showed Ramaphosa, and his accompanying statements about the “over a thousand” killings of white farmers — to try and make his case has uprooted whatever U.S. credibility had survived over the last several months.2025 May 27, Thomas Carothers, “A new low on US democracy support”, in POLITICO
Verb
disinformation (third-person singular simple present disinformations, present participle disinformationing, simple past and past participle disinformationed)
- To use disinformation.
- A country cannot disinformation its way out of fallen soldiers.
disinformation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Malay
disinformation in Hindi
- intentionally false information
- दुस्सूचना dussūcnā, दुष्प्रचार duṣpracār
disinformation in Tamil
- புரளி, ஏய்ப்புத்தகவல்
disinformation in Arabic
- intentionally false information
- مَعْلُومَات مُضَلِّلَة maʕlūmāt muḍallila
disinformation in Malay
- intentionally false information
- maklumat palsu, disinformasi
More languagesFewer languages
- disinformation in Indonesian
- disinformasi
- disinformation in Persian
- دروغرسانی dorôġ-resâni, دروغپراکنی dorôġ-parâkani
Forms of disinformation
| third-person singular present | disinformations |
|---|---|
| present participle | disinformationing |
| past participle | disinformationed |
| past | disinformationed |
Origin of disinformation
Composed of dis- + information. Attested in the sense “intentional misinformation” in English from 1939. A different usage of disinformation occurred earlier, as early as 1887, as a simple synonym of misinformation.
Words formed from disinformation
Words that rhyme with disinformation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about disinformation
- What does disinformation mean?
- Disinformation means false information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.
- What is disinformation in Hindi?
- Disinformation in Hindi is दुस्सूचना (dussūcnā), दुष्प्रचार (duṣpracār). See Disinformation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is disinformation?
- Disinformation can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce disinformation?
- Disinformation is pronounced /ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
Words near disinformation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: disinformation (page history and authors); disinformation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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