counterknowledge

noun

Misinformation packaged to look like fact.

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OriginEnglish knowledge ← Middle English counter- ← Anglo-Norman countre- →
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Meanings

nouncounterknowledge (uncountable)
  1. uncountableMisinformation packaged to look like fact.

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Synonyms & antonyms

nounMisinformation packaged to look like fact.

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Englishknowledge
  13. Englishcounterknowledge

From counter- + knowledge.

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APA

counterknowledge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterknowledge

MLA

“counterknowledge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterknowledge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterknowledge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterknowledge.

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