misinformation
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4.6
- noun
- /ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːrmeɪʃən/
- They found that misinformation was wildly more popular.
- spread of misinformation
- correct misinformation
- a misinformation campaign
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Watch on YouTubeHe himself lies, spreads misinformation, disinformation all the time.
- He himself lies, spreads misinformation, disinformation all the time.
- There's also misinformation about them constantly on the web.
- They've been plagued with scandals around misinformation, hate groups selling people's data.
- They say they are sick and tired of misinformation about first cousins having children.
- So he's saying that the people are piling on based on misinformation and manipulation.
- And the way you control people is you give them misinformation based on emotions.
- So with misinformation, you're getting the facts wrong, right?
- I think they're being fed a lot of misinformation.
- We all know situations in which people are presented with misinformation, for example.
- Like it was that sort of misinformation that began to take place.
- They found that misinformation was wildly more popular.
- And in that misinformation is all of the opportunity.
Examples
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Staff stressed the need to eliminate misinformation with respect to the origins of the disease and the effects of medications.
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A lack of trust has led to a dangerous spread of misinformation regarding the virus.
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I think that the amount of misinformation can go up.
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Can you give me an example of the misinformation in the recent years?
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It's misinformation in the intelligence community.
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Who gave you that misinformation?
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There was a common theme in all of them; the same misinformation was repeated.
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On the other hand, the abundance of information may actually be misinformation.
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A lack of trust has led to this virus of misinformation and disinformation.
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Fieldwork helps us move past stereotypes and misinformation; it is the only way to find real geography.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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4.3
A statement that is not true
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3.9
False or misleading news stories that try to trick people
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7.5
A statement that gives false information about something
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8.9
News that is false or misleading and meant to change people's opinions
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5.3
Giving wrong information in official papers or records
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6.1
A report that gives wrong information, often by mistake
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Morphology
misinformation = information (transparent) = mis + information
Formed by the productive prefix 'mis-' meaning 'wrongly' + 'information' (facts/knowledge), so the meaning 'false information' is directly predictable.
Etymology
Misinformation comes from the prefix mis- meaning 'wrong' and the word information, so it literally means 'wrong information'. That's why misinformation describes facts or messages that are not correct and are often spread by accident.