disinformation

disinformation — a more sinister equivalent of propaganda, is first attested in 1939 in relation to a German ‘Disinformation Service’. Since then it has usually been applied to the activities of various intelligence and political groups during the Cold War and… …   Modern English usage

disinformation — 1955, from Rus. dezinformatsiya (1949), which is said to be from French; see DIS (Cf. dis ) + INFORMATION (Cf. information) …   Etymology dictionary

disinformation — ► NOUN ▪ information which is intended to mislead …   English terms dictionary

disinformation — [dis΄in΄fər mā′shən] n. deliberately false information leaked by a government, as to confuse another nation s intelligence operations …   English World dictionary

Disinformation — For other uses, see Disinformation (disambiguation). Disinformation (a translation of the Russian word dezinformatsiya) is intentionally false or inaccurate information that is spread deliberately. For this reason, it is synonymous with and… …   Wikipedia

disinformation — [[t]dɪ̱sɪnfə(r)me͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT If you accuse someone of spreading disinformation, you are accusing them of spreading false information in order to deceive people. They spread scandal and disinformation in order to discredit certain… …   English dictionary

disinformation — noun Disinformation is used before these nouns: ↑campaign …   Collocations dictionary

disinformation — dis|in|for|ma|tion [ˌdısınfəˈmeıʃən US fər ] n [U] false information which is given deliberately in order to hide the truth or confuse people, especially in political situations →↑misinformation ▪ government disinformation about the effects of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

disinformation — noun (U) false information which is given intentionally in order to hide the truth or confuse people, especially in political situations: government disinformation about the effects of nuclear testing compare misinformation …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

disinformation — 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

disinformation — /dis in feuhr may sheuhn, dis in /, n. false information, as about a country s military strength or plans, publicly announced or planted in the news media, esp. of other countries. [1965 70; DIS 1 + INFORMATION, as trans. of Russ dezinformátsiya… …   Universalium