| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| bulgaria | дезинформа́ция |
| espanja | desinformación |
| hollanti | desinformatie |
| italia | disinformazione, controinformazione |
| japani | 偽情報 (nisejōhō), 誤報 (gohō) |
| kreikka | παραπληροφόρηση (paraplirofórisi) |
| liettua | dezinformacija |
| portugali | desinformação |
| puola | dezinformacja |
| ranska | désinformation, intox |
| ruotsi | desinformation |
| saksa | Desinformation |
| suomi | disinformaatio, harhatiedotus |
| turkki | dezenformasyon |
| tšekki | dezinformace |
| venäjä | дезинформа́ция (dezinformátsija), де́за (déza), дезинформация (dezinformatsija), маскировка (maskirovka) |
| viro | desinformatsiooni |
| Monikko | disinformations |
False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.
The Etymology of Disinformation by H. Newman as published in The Journal of Information Warfare in 2021. Elements of the word disinformation have their origins in Proto-Indo-European language family. The Latin 'dis' and 'in' and can both be considered to have Proto-Indo-European roots, 'forma' is considerably more obscure. The green box in the figure highlights the origin 'forma' is uncertain, however, it may have its roots in the Aristotelean concept of μορφή (morphe) where something becomes a 'thing' when it has 'form' or substance.
False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.
How Disinformation Can Be Spread, explanation by U.S. Defense Department (2001)
False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.
Disinformation spreads through controversies.