MISINFORMATION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MISINFORMATION?

Need another word that means the same as “misinformation”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “misinformation” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Misinformation” are: disinformation, false information, deception

Misinformation as a Noun

Definitions of "Misinformation" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “misinformation” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• False or inaccurate information, especially that which is deliberately intended to deceive.
• Information that is incorrect.

Synonyms of "Misinformation" as a noun (3 Words)

deception	A misleading falsehood. Obtaining property by deception.
disinformation	False information which is intended to mislead, especially propaganda issued by a government organization to a rival power or the media. A government inspired disinformation campaign.
false information	A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.

Usage Examples of "Misinformation" as a noun

• Nuclear matters are often entangled in a web of secrecy and misinformation.

Associations of "Misinformation" (30 Words)

blunder	A stupid or careless mistake. She stopped finally aware of the terrible blunder she had made.
clanger	A conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate. He dropped a clanger.
culpability	Responsibility for a fault or wrong; blame. A level of moral culpability.
defect	Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army. If there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer.
disinformation	Misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc. A government inspired disinformation campaign.
err	Be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake. The judge had erred in ruling that the evidence was inadmissible.
erroneous	Containing or characterized by error. Employers sometimes make erroneous assumptions.
error	(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed. An error of judgement.
faulty	Characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules. Her character was faulty.
flaw	Add a flaw or blemish to make imperfect or defective. The computer game was flawed by poor programming.
flawed	(of a person) having a weakness in character. A fatally flawed strategy.
inaccurate	Not exact. A forecast that proved wildly inaccurate.
inadvertence	The trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities.
incorrect	Characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules. An incorrect transcription.
lapse	A brief or temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgement. Tracing his lapse into petty crime.
misconceive	Fail to understand (something) correctly. Some academic latinists did misconceive Pound s poem in that way.
misconstrue	Interpret in the wrong way. She misconstrued my remarks.
miscount	An inaccurate count. A miscount necessitates a recount.
misleading	Giving the wrong idea or impression. A misleading similarity.
mistaken	Arising from error. She wondered whether she d been mistaken about his intentions.
mistrial	A trial rendered invalid through an error in the proceedings. The judge dismissed the charge and declared a mistrial.
misunderstanding	Putting the wrong interpretation on. There must have been some kind of misunderstanding.
omission	Something that has been omitted. There are glaring omissions in the report.
oversight	The action of overseeing something. Was the mistake due to oversight.
propaganda	The dissemination of propaganda as a political strategy. The party s leaders believed that a long period of education and propaganda would be necessary.
slip	A fielder at slip. My grades are slipping.
solecism	A socially awkward or tactless act.
spreading	Act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time.
typo	A typographical error.
wrong	Treat unjustly do wrong to. Said all the wrong things.