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disinformation

[dis-in-fer-mey-shuhn, dis-in-] / dɪsˌɪn fərˈmeɪ ʃən, ˌdɪs ɪn- /
NOUN
deception
Synonyms
STRONGEST
betrayal deceit duplicity falsehood fraud hypocrisy lying mendacity treachery trickery untruth
STRONG
artifice beguilement blarney cheat circumvention cozenage craftiness cunning deceitfulness deceptiveness dissimulation double-dealing dupery equivocation flimflam fraudulence guile hokum imposition insincerity juggling legerdemain pretense prevarication sophism treason trickiness trumpery
WEAK
defraudation
Antonyms
STRONGEST
faithfulness forthrightness honesty loyalty sincerity truth
STRONG
openness
WEAK
frankness honor trustworthiness truthfulness uprightness
NOUN
inveracity
Synonyms
WEAK
aspersion backbiting calumniation calumny canard cock-and-bull story deceit deception defamation detraction dishonesty distortion evasion fable fabrication falsehood falseness falsification falsity fib fiction forgery fraudulence guile hyperbole inaccuracy invention libel mendacity misrepresentation misstatement myth obloquy perjury prevarication revilement reviling slander story subterfuge tale tall story untruth vilification white lie whopper
NOUN
lie
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deceit deception dishonesty distortion evasion fabrication falsehood fiction forgery inaccuracy misrepresentation myth perjury slander tale
STRONG
aspersion backbiting calumniation calumny defamation detraction fable falseness falsification falsity fib fraudulence guile hyperbole invention libel mendacity misstatement obloquy prevarication revilement reviling subterfuge vilification whopper
WEAK
tall story white lie
Antonyms
STRONGEST
nonfiction truth
NOUN
propaganda
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hype indoctrination publicity
STRONG
advertising agitprop announcement brainwashing doctrine evangelism handout hogwash implantation inculcation newspeak promotion promulgation proselytism publication
Antonyms
WEAK
truth

Example Sentences

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I think initially the disinformation beat was really tech-focused, and that overstated the influence of a scandal like Cambridge Analytica.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

There is so much that the public doesn’t know, and even more that can be contorted by disinformation and colloquial slang, making these important subjects the butt of the joke.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Vaccines are facing a tide of misinformation and disinformation, the agencies said, while cuts in foreign aid spending were also taking their toll.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Encrypted messaging apps such as Telegram were also identified as key channels where disinformation can originate before spreading to mainstream platforms.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

"All our booster technology is classified information. The Ministry of State Security even spreads disinformation about our capabilities. This is for obvious reasons."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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