"disinformation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪsˌɪnfɚˈmeɪʃən/ [US] Audio: en-au-disinformation.ogg Forms: disinformations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: Composed of dis- + information, a calque of Russian дезинформа́ция (dezinformácija), a word coined by Joseph Stalin c. 1923 (see the Wikipedia article). Attested in this sense in English from 1939. A morphologically-identical "disinformation" occurred earlier as a simple synonym of misinformation. Doublet of dezinformatsiya, an unadapted borrowing from Russian. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|information}} dis- + information, {{cal|en|ru|дезинформа́ция|notext=1}} Russian дезинформа́ция (dezinformácija), {{doublet|en|dezinformatsiya}} Doublet of dezinformatsiya Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} disinformation (usually uncountable, plural disinformations)
  1. False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (intentionally false information): dezinformacion [masculine] (Albanian), مَعْلُومَات مُضَلِّلَة (maʕlūmāt muḍallila) [feminine, plural] (Arabic), ապատեղեկատվություն (apateġekatvutʻyun) (Armenian), dezinformasiya (Azerbaijani), дэзінфарма́цыя (dezinfarmácyja) [feminine] (Belarusian), дэзынфарма́цыя (dezynfarmácyja) [feminine] (Belarusian), дезинформа́ция (dezinformácija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), desinformació [feminine] (Catalan), 假情報 /假情报 (jiǎqíngbào) (Chinese Mandarin), 訛傳 /讹传 (échuán) (Chinese Mandarin), 謊報 /谎报 (huǎngbào) (Chinese Mandarin), dezinformace [feminine] (Czech), misinformation [common-gender] (Danish), desinformatie [feminine] (Dutch), desinformatsioon (Estonian), disinformaatio (Finnish), harhatiedotus (Finnish), désinformation [feminine] (French), mésinformation [feminine] (French), დეზინფორმაცია (dezinpormacia) (Georgian), Desinformation [feminine] (German), παραπληροφόρηση (paraplirofórisi) [feminine] (Greek), דִּיסְאִינְפוֹרְמַצְיָה (disinformátsya) [feminine] (Hebrew), दुस्सूचना (dussūcnā) [masculine] (Hindi), dezinformáció (Hungarian), félrevezetés (Hungarian), disinformasi (Indonesian), bréagaisnéis [feminine] (Irish), bréageolas [masculine] (Irish), disinformazione [feminine] (Italian), controinformazione [feminine] (Italian), misinformazione [feminine] (Italian), 偽情報 (nisejōhō) (alt: にせじょうほう) (Japanese), 誤報 (gohō) (alt: ごほう) (Japanese), дезинформация (dezinformasiä) (Kazakh), ព័ត៌មានមិនពិត (pɔədɑɑmiən mɨn pɨt) (Khmer), 역정보 (yeokjeongbo) (alt: 逆情報) (Korean), 오보 (obo) (alt: 誤報) (Korean), дезинформация (dezinformatsiya) (Kyrgyz), dezinformācija [feminine] (Latvian), dezinformacija [feminine] (Lithuanian), дезинформација (dezinformacija) [feminine] (Macedonian), maklumat palsu (Malay), disinformasi (Malay), desinformasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), desinformasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), دروغرسانی (dorôğ-resâni) (Persian), دروغپراکنی (dorôğ-parâkani) (Persian), dezinformacja [feminine] (Polish), desinformação [feminine] (Portuguese), dezinformație [feminine] (Romanian), dezinformare [feminine] (Romanian), дезинформа́ция (dezinformácija) [feminine] (Russian), де́за (déza) [colloquial, feminine] (Russian), дезинформа́ција [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), dezinformácija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), dezinformácia [feminine] (Slovak), dezinformácija [feminine] (Slovene), desinformación [feminine] (Spanish), desinformation [common-gender] (Swedish), маълумоти дурӯғ (maʾlumot-i durüġ) (Tajik), dezenformasyon (Turkish), dezinformasiýa (Turkmen), дезінформа́ція (dezinformácija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), дезінформува́ння (dezinformuvánnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), dezinformatsiya (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-disinformation-en-noun-lBQlf8nU Categories (other): English terms prefixed with dis-, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 36 33 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of 'intentionally false information': 74 26
  2. Fabricated or deliberately manipulated content. Intentionally created conspiracy theories or rumors. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-disinformation-en-noun-7oFSJ~d0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tajik translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Turkmen translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Uzbek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 53 21 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 36 33 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 55 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 58 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 26 53 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 27 53 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 26 50 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 49 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 48 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 50 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 52 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 28 46 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 25 54 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 28 52 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 30 48 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 25 52 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 28 48 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 27 51 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 27 51 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 19 65 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 50 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 49 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 52 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 26 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 24 54 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Tajik translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 26 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkmen translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Uzbek translations: 27 52 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: disinformational, disinformationist, disinfotainment

Verb

IPA: /ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪsˌɪnfɚˈmeɪʃən/ [US] Audio: en-au-disinformation.ogg Forms: disinformations [present, singular, third-person], disinformationing [participle, present], disinformationed [participle, past], disinformationed [past]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: Composed of dis- + information, a calque of Russian дезинформа́ция (dezinformácija), a word coined by Joseph Stalin c. 1923 (see the Wikipedia article). Attested in this sense in English from 1939. A morphologically-identical "disinformation" occurred earlier as a simple synonym of misinformation. Doublet of dezinformatsiya, an unadapted borrowing from Russian. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|information}} dis- + information, {{cal|en|ru|дезинформа́ция|notext=1}} Russian дезинформа́ция (dezinformácija), {{doublet|en|dezinformatsiya}} Doublet of dezinformatsiya Head templates: {{en-verb}} disinformation (third-person singular simple present disinformations, present participle disinformationing, simple past and past participle disinformationed)
  1. (transitive) To use disinformation. Tags: transitive Related terms: dezinformatsiya, disinform, malinformation, misinformation, propaganda
    Sense id: en-disinformation-en-verb-3Smi7U4f Categories (other): English terms prefixed with dis-, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 36 33 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 37 30

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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      "name": "cal"
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      "args": {
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Composed of dis- + information, a calque of Russian дезинформа́ция (dezinformácija), a word coined by Joseph Stalin c. 1923 (see the Wikipedia article). Attested in this sense in English from 1939. A morphologically-identical \"disinformation\" occurred earlier as a simple synonym of misinformation. Doublet of dezinformatsiya, an unadapted borrowing from Russian.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "disinformations",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-",
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      },
      "expansion": "disinformation (usually uncountable, plural disinformations)",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "36 33 32",
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          "parents": [],
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        "False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "disseminate",
          "disseminate"
        ],
        [
          "confuse",
          "confuse"
        ],
        [
          "mislead",
          "mislead"
        ],
        [
          "misinformation",
          "misinformation"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable",
        "usually"
      ],
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          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dezinformacion"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "maʕlūmāt muḍallila",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "مَعْلُومَات مُضَلِّلَة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "apateġekatvutʻyun",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "word": "ապատեղեկատվություն"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "word": "dezinformasiya"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "dezinfarmácyja",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "дэзінфарма́цыя"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "dezynfarmácyja",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "дэзынфарма́цыя"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "dezinformácija",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "дезинформа́ция"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "desinformació"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiǎqíngbào",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "word": "假情報 /假情报"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "échuán",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "word": "訛傳 /讹传"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "huǎngbào",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "word": "謊報 /谎报"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "dezinformace"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "misinformation"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "desinformatie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "word": "desinformatsioon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "word": "disinformaatio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "word": "harhatiedotus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "désinformation"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mésinformation"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "dezinpormacia",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "word": "დეზინფორმაცია"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Desinformation"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "paraplirofórisi",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "παραπληροφόρηση"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "disinformátsya",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "דִּיסְאִינְפוֹרְמַצְיָה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "dussūcnā",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "दुस्सूचना"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "word": "dezinformáció"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "word": "félrevezetés"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "word": "disinformasi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bréagaisnéis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bréageolas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "disinformazione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "controinformazione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "misinformazione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "alt": "にせじょうほう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "nisejōhō",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "word": "偽情報"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "alt": "ごほう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "gohō",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "word": "誤報"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "dezinformasiä",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "word": "дезинформация"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "pɔədɑɑmiən mɨn pɨt",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "word": "ព័ត៌មានមិនពិត"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "alt": "逆情報",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "yeokjeongbo",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "word": "역정보"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "alt": "誤報",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "obo",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "word": "오보"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "dezinformatsiya",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "word": "дезинформация"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "dezinformācija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "dezinformacija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "dezinformacija",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "дезинформација"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "word": "maklumat palsu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "word": "disinformasi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "desinformasjon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "desinformasjon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "dorôğ-resâni",
          "sense": "intentionally false information",
          "word": "دروغرسانی"
        },
        {
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      "sense": "intentionally false information",
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      "word": "dezinformacion"
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      "roman": "apateġekatvutʻyun",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
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    },
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      "code": "az",
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      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "dezinformasiya"
    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "dezinfarmácyja",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "дэзінфарма́цыя"
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      "roman": "dezynfarmácyja",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dezinformácija",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "дезинформа́ция"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "desinformació"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiǎqíngbào",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "假情報 /假情报"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "échuán",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "訛傳 /讹传"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "huǎngbào",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "謊報 /谎报"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dezinformace"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "misinformation"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "desinformatie"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "desinformatsioon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "disinformaatio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "harhatiedotus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "désinformation"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mésinformation"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "dezinpormacia",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "დეზინფორმაცია"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Desinformation"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "paraplirofórisi",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "παραπληροφόρηση"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "disinformátsya",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "דִּיסְאִינְפוֹרְמַצְיָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "dussūcnā",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "दुस्सूचना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "dezinformáció"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "félrevezetés"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "disinformasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bréagaisnéis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bréageolas"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "disinformazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "controinformazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "misinformazione"
    },
    {
      "alt": "にせじょうほう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nisejōhō",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "偽情報"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ごほう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gohō",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "誤報"
    },
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      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "dezinformasiä",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "дезинформация"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "pɔədɑɑmiən mɨn pɨt",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "ព័ត៌មានមិនពិត"
    },
    {
      "alt": "逆情報",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yeokjeongbo",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "역정보"
    },
    {
      "alt": "誤報",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "obo",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "오보"
    },
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      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "dezinformatsiya",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "дезинформация"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dezinformācija"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dezinformacija"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "dezinformacija",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "дезинформација"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "maklumat palsu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "disinformasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "desinformasjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "desinformasjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "dorôğ-resâni",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "دروغرسانی"
    },
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "dorôğ-parâkani",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "دروغپراکنی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dezinformacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "desinformação"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "dezinformație"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "dezinformare"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "dezinformácija",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "дезинформа́ция"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "déza",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
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      "word": "де́за"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "дезинформа́ција"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "intentionally false information",
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      "code": "sl",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "dezinformácija"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "word": "desinformación"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
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      "code": "tg",
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      "roman": "maʾlumot-i durüġ",
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
      "word": "dezenformasyon"
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      "code": "tk",
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      "word": "дезінформа́ція"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "dezinformuvánnja",
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      "word": "дезінформува́ння"
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      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "intentionally false information",
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