desinformación

Spanish

Etymology

From desinformar +‎ -ción.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desinfoɾmaˈθjon/ [d̪e.sĩɱ.foɾ.maˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /desinfoɾmaˈsjon/ [d̪e.sĩɱ.foɾ.maˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: de‧sin‧for‧ma‧ción

Noun

desinformación f (plural desinformaciones)

1. disinformation, misinformation, fake news (dissemination of intentionally false information)
2. lack of information

Further reading

• “desinformación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025