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Meaning of malinformation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Information which is based in fact, but removed from its original context, in order to harm, mislead, or manipulate; for example, deliberate change of context, date or time of genuine content.

uncountable, usually

Examples

“Later that year technology journalist Hossein Derakhshan and I published a report that mapped out the differentiations among disinformation, misinformation and malinformation.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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