dis·in·for·ma·tion
noun/ˌdɪsˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn/
/ˌdɪsˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃn/
[uncountable]- false information that is given deliberately
(故意发布的)虚假信息,假消息 - The government launched a campaign of propaganda and disinformation.
政府发起了一场政治宣传和释放假消息的运动。 - It was a very plausible piece of disinformation.
这条消息简直能以假乱真。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDisinformation is used before these nouns:- campaign
Word Origin1950s: formed on the pattern of Russian dezinformatsiya. - The government launched a campaign of propaganda and disinformation.