Disinformation

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  • noun. Deliberately misleading information announced publicly or leaked by a government or especially by an intelligence agency in order to influence public opinion or the government in another nation.
  • noun. Dissemination of such misleading information.
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  • noun. The dissemination of intentionally false information to deliberately confuse or mislead.
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  • noun. misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.)
    • Word Usage
    "The term disinformation suggests that Linn knowingly spread inaccurate information."
    cross-reference
    misinformation  propaganda  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    misinformation  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alsatian  Americanization  Appalachian  Balkanization  Christianization  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    andoppressive  behindthe  capsid  chicanery  counterinsurgency  
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