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 emotional residue, and years of observing how misinformation spreads faster than accountability, eventually shaped the film’s protagonist and world. —Udita Jhunjhunwala, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025

For years, the federal health agency had worked to combat misinformation and disinformation spread about an alleged association between autism and various vaccines or their ingredients. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2025

The problem isn’t misinformation or mental health in isolation. —Kenneth Schlenker, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025

The complaint doesn't provide much evidence of Netgear seeding misinformation to journalists, consultants, or US lawmakers. —PC Magazine, 19 Nov. 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