pseudoinformation
pseudoinformation noun: synonym of misinformation.
Noun
pseudoinformation (uncountable)
- Synonym of misinformation.
- Misinformation (pogrešna obavijest) is a would-be information not necessarily given with a purpose to mislead the user. Synonyms pseudoinformation and quasiinformation could also be used for the same purpose.2003 June, Miroslav Tudjman and Nives Mikelic, “Information Science: Science about Information, Misinformation and Disinformation”, in Informing Science, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2024...
- So while there may not necessarily be a limited amount of truth in the world, it effectively becomes limited in terms of proportions, drowned by a rising tide of pseudoinformation that is designed to do nothing but help the entity that created it keep existing.2017 March 17, Bane Shaheen, “Truth is drowning — but we can still save it”, in Stronger Content, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2026
- Synonyms:
- misinformation
Synonyms of pseudoinformation
Origin of pseudoinformation
From pseudo- + information.
Questions about pseudoinformation
- What does pseudoinformation mean?
- Pseudoinformation means synonym of misinformation.
- What part of speech is pseudoinformation?
- Pseudoinformation is a noun.
Words near pseudoinformation in the dictionary
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