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misinformation

Syllables: mis·in·for·ma·tionUK/ˌmɪs.ɪn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən//ˌmɪs.ɪn.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/

misinformation noun: information that is incorrect, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Noun

misinformation (uncountable)

  1. Information that is incorrect, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
    • spread misinformation on the internet
    • My intent is not to criticize an unpublished biology paper, but only to demonstrate the ease with which misinformation can creep into popular literature.1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 87

misinformation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam

misinformation in Hindi

false information
दुष्प्रचार duṣpracār

misinformation in Tamil

பொய்ச்செய்தி பரவல்

misinformation in Urdu

غلط خبر, جھوٹی خبر

misinformation in Malayalam

disinformation, false information, misleading information
തെറ്റായ വിവരങ്ങളുടെ പ്രചാരണം, തെറ്റായ അറിവ്, തെറ്റായ വിവരം, മിഥ്യാവാർത്ത, കള്ളവർത്തമാനം, തെറ്റിദ്ധാരണ പരത്തൽ

Examples of misinformation in a sentence

  • The Panther Moderns allowed four minutes for their first move to take effect, then injected a second carefully prepared dose of misinformation.1984, William Gibson, chapter 4, in Neuromancer (Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 62:
  • The galaxy is filled with rumors and misinformation about my people.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-1:
  • And that’s why perhaps the greatest culprit of our era of misinformation may be, more than any one particular misinformer, the era-defining rise in social polarization.2021 May 7, Max Fisher, “‘Belonging Is Stronger Than Facts’: The Age of Misinformation”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New...
  • Online ticketing retailer TrainPal has been criticised for a marketing campaign which used fake social media profiles to spread misinformation.2025 November 12, Daniel Puddicombe, “TrainPal criticised for campaign using "inappropriate form of marketing"”, in RAIL, number 1048, page...

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Synonyms of misinformation

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Origin of misinformation

From mis- + information.

Words formed from misinformation

Words that rhyme with misinformation

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Questions about misinformation

What does misinformation mean?
Misinformation means information that is incorrect, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
What is misinformation in Hindi?
Misinformation in Hindi is दुष्प्रचार (duṣpracār). See Misinformation meaning in Hindi.
How do you use misinformation in a sentence?
The Panther Moderns allowed four minutes for their first move to take effect, then injected a second carefully prepared dose of misinformation.
What part of speech is misinformation?
Misinformation is a noun.
How do you pronounce misinformation?
Misinformation is pronounced /ˌmɪs.ɪn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/ (UK).

Words near misinformation in the dictionary

  1. misinfographic
  2. misinfographics
  3. misinform
  4. misinformant
  5. misinformants
  6. misinformation
  7. misinformational
  8. misinformationist
  9. misinformations
  10. misinformative
  11. misinformed

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: misinformation (page history and authors); misinformation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); misinformation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); misinformation (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). 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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