Misinformation

Misinformation
Misinformation Mis*in`for*ma"tion, n. Untrue or incorrect information. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • misinformation — [[t]mɪ̱sɪ̱nfə(r)me͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT Misinformation is wrong information which is given to someone, often in a deliberate attempt to make them believe something which is not true. This was a deliberate piece of misinformation …   English dictionary

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  • Misinformation acceptance — is the tendency to believe statements heard after some critical event as being true of the original event itself. For example, a man who just witnessed a robbery at a hardware store may not remember the robber s specific actions, but is willing… …   Wikipedia

  • Misinformation effect — The misinformation effect refers to the finding that exposure to misleading information presented between the encoding of an event and its subsequent recall causes impairment in memory.[1][2] This effect occurs when participants recall of an… …   Wikipedia

  • misinformation — See misinformant. * * * …   Universalium

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