malinformation

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mal- +‎ information

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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.
    • 2019, “Misinformation Has Created a New World Disorder”, in Scientific American[1]: