dis|in|for|ma|tion

dis|in|for|ma|tion
dis|in|for|ma|tion «dihs IHN fuhr MAY shuhn», noun.
distorted or false information designed to mislead: »

The US embassy said today that it was a classical disinformation piece laced with slander and innuendo and as such unworthy of further comment at this time (Washington Post).

[translation of Russian dezinformatsiya]

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