malinformation

English

Etymology

From mal- +‎ information.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

malinformation (usually uncountable, plural malinformations)

  1. Information which is based in fact, but removed from its original context, in order to harm, mislead, or manipulate; for example, deliberate change of context, date or time of genuine content.
    • 2019 September 1, Claire Wardle, “Misinformation Has Created a New World Disorder”, in Scientific American‎[1], archived from the original on 1 April 2025:
      Later that year technology journalist Hossein Derakhshan and I published a report that mapped out the differentiations among disinformation, misinformation and malinformation.
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