Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disinformation

/ˌdɪsɪnfɚˈmeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: dis-in-for-ma-tion
IPA: /ˌdɪsɪnfɚˈmeɪʃən/

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.

Uncountable

noun

Fabricated or deliberately manipulated content; intentionally created conspiracy theories or rumors.

Uncountable

verb

To use disinformation.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."
"A country cannot disinformation its way out of fallen soldiers."

Etymology

Composed of dis- + information. Attested in the sense “intentional misinformation” in English from 1939. A different usage of disinformation occurred earlier, as early as 1887, as a simple synonym of misinformation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dis-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌdɪsɪnfɚˈmeɪʃən/
British English: /ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/

Usage

Inflected Forms

disinformations (present, singular) disinformationing (participle, present) disinformationed (participle, past) disinformationed (past)

Derived Forms

disinformational disinformationist disinfotainment

Frequently Paired Words

dezinformatsiya disinform malinformation misinformation propaganda

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce disinformation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɪsɪnfɚˈmeɪʃən/.
What does disinformation mean?: False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.
Where does disinformation come from?: Composed of dis- + information. Attested in the sense “intentional misinformation” in English from 1939. A different usage of disinformation occurred earlier, as early as 1887, as a simple synonym of misinformation.

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