malinformation
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mal- + information.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
[edit]malinformation (usually uncountable, plural malinformations)
- 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]: