disinfotainment

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noun

infotainment based on incorrect or misleading information

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Meanings

noundisinfotainment (uncountable)
  1. derogatoryuncountableinfotainment based on incorrect or misleading information

    The prospect of CBC Newsworld adopting the style and substance of CNN, and thus joining fully the world of "disinfotainment," is as depressing as it seems inevitable.

    2009 August 7, “Stand up for intelligent news gathering”, in Toronto Star

Origin

Blend of disinformation + infotainment.

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APA

disinfotainment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinfotainment

MLA

“disinfotainment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinfotainment. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disinfotainment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinfotainment.

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