Meanings
nounmalinformation (usually uncountable, plural malinformations)
plural malinformations
- uncountableusuallyInformation which is based in fact, but removed from its original context, in order to harm, mislead, or manipulate; for example, deliberate change of context, date or time of genuine content.
Later that year technology journalist Hossein Derakhshan and I published a report that mapped out the differentiations among disinformation, misinformation and malinformation.
2019 September 1, Claire Wardle, “Misinformation Has Created a New World Disorder”, in Scientific American, archived from the original on 01 Apr 2025
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Rhymes with malinformation
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
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APA
malinformation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malinformation
MLA
“malinformation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malinformation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malinformation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malinformation.
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