misinformation
/ˌmɪs.ɪn.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "spread misinformation on the internet"
- "My intent is not to criticize an unpublished biology paper, but only to demonstrate the ease with which misinformation can creep into popular literature."
- "The Panther Moderns allowed four minutes for their first move to take effect, then injected a second carefully prepared dose of misinformation."
- "Liara: Although we seek to understand other species, it seems few of them seek to understand us. The galaxy is filled with rumors and misinformation about my people."
- "Mark Zuckerberg said he regretted dismissing concerns about the Facebook’s role in influencing the US presidential race, his latest acknowledgement that misinformation on the platform has affected elections."
- "As someone who studies the impact of misinformation on society, I often wish the young entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley who enabled communication at speed had been forced to run a 9/11 scenario with their technologies before they deployed them commercially."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin fōrmō Latin īnfōrmō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin īnfōrmātiōder. Middle English enformacioun English information English misinformation From mis- + information.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌmɪs.ɪn.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/
- British English: /ˌmɪs.ɪn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/