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Meaning of disinformation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n

Definitions

  1. False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.
    uncountable
  2. Fabricated or deliberately manipulated content; intentionally created conspiracy theories or rumors.
    uncountable

Equivalents

العربية مَعْلُومَات مُضَلِّلَة
Bosanski dezinformacija дезинформација
Català desinformació
Čeština dezinformace
Deutsch Desinformation
Ελληνικά παραπληροφόρηση
Español desinformación
Suomi disinformaatio
Français désinformation mésinformation
Gaeilge bréagaisnéis bréageolas
हिन्दी दुष्प्रचार
Hrvatski dezinformacija дезинформација
Magyar dezinformáció félrevezetés
Հայերեն ապատեղեկատվություն
Italiano controinformazione disinformazione misinformazione
日本語 偽情報 誤報
ქართული დეზინფორმაცია
한국어 역정보 오보
Kurdî dezenformasyon
Македонски дезинформација
Nederlands desinformatie
Polski dezinformacja
Português desinformação
Română dezinformare
Русский деза дезинформация
Српски dezinformacija дезинформација
Svenska desinformation
Türkçe dezenformasyon
Українська дезінформаційний дезінформація

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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See also

disinformationist disinformer disinfotainment disingenuity Disingenuous Disingenuously

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