Meanings
- rareuncountableSynonym of misinformation.
Misinformation (pogrešna obavijest) is a would-be information not necessarily given with a purpose to mislead the user. Synonyms pseudoinformation and quasiinformation could also be used for the same purpose.
2003 June 29, Miroslav Tudjman and Nives Mikelic, “Information Science: Science about Information, Misinformation and Disinformation”, in Informing Science, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2024, page 15141 more example
So while there may not necessarily be a limited amount of truth in the world, it effectively becomes limited in terms of proportions, drowned by a rising tide of pseudoinformation that is designed to do nothing but help the entity that created it keep existing.
2017 March 17, Bane Shaheen, “Truth is drowning — but we can still save it”, in Stronger Content, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2026Synonyms: misinformation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of misinformation.
Origin
Cite this entry
pseudoinformation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoinformation
“pseudoinformation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoinformation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoinformation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoinformation.
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