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語源

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.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/
• (General American, Canada) IPA: /ˌdɪsɪnfɚˈmeɪʃən/, /dɪsˌɪnfɚˈmeɪʃən/
• (General Australian) IPA: /ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmæɪʃ(ə)n/
• 韻: -eɪʃən

名詞

disinformation (uncountable)

1. False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.
2. Fabricated or deliberately manipulated content; intentionally created conspiracy theories or rumors.
   • 2025 May 27, Thomas Carothers, “A new low on US democracy support”, in POLITICO‎:

     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.

派生語

動詞

disinformation (third-person singular simple present disinformations, present participle disinformationing, simple past and past participle disinformationed)

1. (transitive) To use disinformation.

   A country cannot disinformation its way out of fallen soldiers.

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Further reading

• “disinformation”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.
• “disinformation, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “disinformation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “disinformation”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “disinformation”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026