Misinformed vs Disinformed - What's the difference?
misinformed | disinformed |
(misinform)
to give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information.
(disinform)
To supply with disinformation.
*{{quote-news, year=2009, date=May 25, author=, title=Of Memory and Israel, work=New York Times
, passage=The relationship between memory as lived and history as documented is always a complex dialogue — each informing, and disinforming , the other. }}
As verbs the difference between misinformed and disinformed
is that misinformed is past tense of misinform while disinformed is past tense of disinform.misinformed
English
Verb
(head)misinform
English
Verb
(en verb)- It is clear that the politician misinformed the public on the issue.
Synonyms
* misguide, misleadSee also
* (l)disinformed
English
Verb
(head)disinform
English
Verb
(en verb)citation
