misinformation

noun

mis·​in·​for·​ma·​tion ˌmis-ˌin-fər-ˈmā-shən 

: incorrect or misleading information

Indubitably, a great deal of paranoid and otherwise irresponsible misinformation about the Kennedy assassination has traveled far and sold well …

—Ronnie Dugger

A muddle of misinformation keeps clouding the debate over hormone-replacement therapy for women.

—Melinda Beck

Each of these pieces of information (and misinformation) about me is sold for about two-fifths of a cent to advertisers, which then deliver me an Internet ad, send me a catalog or mail me a credit-card offer.

—Joel Stein

Examples of misinformation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That is misinformation that cannot go unchallenged. —Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025

Medical experts are speaking out after the president's speech, trying to slow the snowball of misinformation. —Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025

Tips for Protecting Grandparents Being the victim of misinformation can reinforce the isolation that already makes seniors vulnerable. —Suzi Morales, Parents, 25 Sep. 2025

Those same agencies are now spreading obvious misinformation, widely contradicted by the medical field. —Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for misinformation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration