uninformation

uninformation

English

Etymology

From un- (“not”) +‎ information.

Noun

uninformation (uncountable)

1. Unwanted, useless, needless, or untrue information; misinformation
   • 1994, A. Dwight Baldwin, ‎Judith De Luce, ‎Carl Pletsch, Beyond Preservation: Restoring and Inventing Landscapes:

     Just as difficult a question as whether nature is at an end, and culture a confusing and relentless mess of distracting uninformation, is whether rituals of any kind can be reinvested with significance and genuine function.

   • 2010, Everett Zhang, ‎Arthur Kleinman, Governance of Life in Chinese Moral Experience:

     The GLF provided the hotbed for the system of uninformation and the culture of deception to flourish.

   • 2012, Joel Katz, Designing Information:

     Uninformation is stuff that isn't necessarily important and that probably isn't untrue.

Related terms

• uninform