"malinformation" meaning in English

See malinformation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: malinformations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: mal- + information Etymology templates: {{pre|en|mal|information}} mal- + information Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} malinformation (usually uncountable, plural malinformations)
  1. Deliberate publication of private information for personal or corporate rather than public interest, such as revenge porn. Deliberate change of context, date or time of genuine content. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-malinformation-en-noun-SUhbR4~S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mal-

Inflected forms

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