Disinform

verb

verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To supply with disinformation. transitive

    "The relationship between memory as lived and history as documented is always a complex dialogue — each informing, and disinforming, the other."

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"The role of media is to inform and disinform."

Etymology

Back-formation from disinformation, equivalent to dis- + inform.

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