desinformación

Spanish

Etymology

From desinformar +‎ -ción.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /desinfoɾmaˈθjon/ [d̪e.sĩɱ.foɾ.maˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /desinfoɾmaˈsjon/ [d̪e.sĩɱ.foɾ.maˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: de‧sin‧for‧ma‧ción

Noun

desinformación f (plural desinformaciones)

1. disinformation, misinformation, fake news (dissemination of intentionally false information)
2. lack of information

Further reading

• “desinformación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10