désinformation

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French

Etymology

From dés- +‎ information or désinformer +‎ -ation, patterned after Russian дезинформа́ция (dezinformácija).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.zɛ̃.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃/
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Noun

désinformation f (plural désinformations)

  1. disinformation, misinformation

Descendants

  • Turkish: dezenformasyon

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “disinformation”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.