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disinfotainment

disinfotainment noun: infotainment based on incorrect or misleading information.

Noun

disinfotainment (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) infotainment based on incorrect or misleading information
    • The prospect of CBC Newsworld adopting the style and substance of CNN, and thus joining fully the world of "disinfotainment," is as depressing as it seems inevitable.2009 August 7, “Stand up for intelligent news gathering”, in Toronto Star

Origin of disinfotainment

Blend of disinformation + infotainment.

Questions about disinfotainment

What does disinfotainment mean?
Disinfotainment means infotainment based on incorrect or misleading information.
What part of speech is disinfotainment?
Disinfotainment is a noun.

Words near disinfotainment in the dictionary

  1. disinformed
  2. disinformer
  3. disinformers
  4. disinforming
  5. disinforms
  6. disinfotainment
  7. disingenious
  8. disingenous
  9. disingenuine
  10. disingenuities
  11. disingenuity

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