DISINFORMATION


Meaning of DISINFORMATION in English

/ ˌdɪsˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn; NAmE -fərˈm-/ noun

[ U ] false information that is given deliberately, especially by government organizations

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WORD ORIGIN

1950s: formed on the pattern of Russian dezinformatsiya .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.