DISINFORMATION


Meaning of DISINFORMATION in English

n.

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )dis- ˌ in-f ə r- ' m ā -sh ə n

Function: noun

Date: 1939

: false information deliberately and often covertly spread (as by the planting of rumors) in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth

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