- misinformation
- mis|in|for|ma|tion [ ,mısınfər`meıʃn ] noun uncountfalse or incorrect information, especially when it is intended to trick someone
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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Misinformation — is false or inaccurate information that is spread unintentionally. It is distinguished from disinformation by motive in that misinformation is simply erroneous, while disinformation, in contrast, is intended to mislead.[1] Makkai proposes the… … Wikipedia
Misinformation — Mis*in for*ma tion, n. Untrue or incorrect information. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misinformation — index distortion, false pretense, misstatement Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
misinformation — (n.) mid 15c., from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + INFORMATION (Cf. information) … Etymology dictionary
misinformation — noun … OF MISINFORMATION ▪ piece VERB + MISINFORMATION ▪ feed sb, spread ▪ The public have been fed misinformation about the health risks. ▪ be based on … Collocations dictionary
misinformation — n. 1) to give, peddle, plant, spread misinformation 2) to correct misinformation 3) misinformation about * * * [ˌmɪsɪnfə meɪʃ(ə)n] peddle plant spread misinformation to correct misinformation to give misinformation about … Combinatory dictionary
misinformation — [[t]mɪ̱sɪ̱nfə(r)me͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT Misinformation is wrong information which is given to someone, often in a deliberate attempt to make them believe something which is not true. This was a deliberate piece of misinformation … English dictionary
misinformation — misinform ► VERB ▪ give false or inaccurate information to. DERIVATIVES misinformation noun … English terms dictionary
Misinformation acceptance — is the tendency to believe statements heard after some critical event as being true of the original event itself. For example, a man who just witnessed a robbery at a hardware store may not remember the robber s specific actions, but is willing… … Wikipedia
Misinformation effect — The misinformation effect refers to the finding that exposure to misleading information presented between the encoding of an event and its subsequent recall causes impairment in memory.[1][2] This effect occurs when participants recall of an… … Wikipedia
misinformation — See misinformant. * * * … Universalium
