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väärinfo

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 27.06.2025

Meanings

tahtmatult ebaõige info(rmatsioon), ekslik teave

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Usage examples
  • Viiruse kohta on levinud palju väärinfot.

Terminological databases

Militerm | riigikaitseterminite andmebaas

ID 635651 Last modified 10.10.2023
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Domain Military (General) -> Science and TechnologyGeneral Conduct of Military Operations -> Information Warfare
väärinfo preferred
väärinformatsioon admitted
eksiteave deprecated
misinformation preferred
disinformation deprecated
mal-information deprecated
  • tahtmatult ebatõene või eksitav info
  • false content but the person sharing doesn’t realise that it is false or misleading
Good to know
  • False information, or dissemination of such information not necessarily in the knowledge that it is false.
Related
väärinfo preferred
väärinformatsioon admitted
eksiteave deprecated
misinformation preferred
disinformation deprecated
mal-information deprecated

Militerm | riigikaitseterminite andmebaas

ID 635652 Last modified 06.02.2024
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Domain General Conduct of Military Operations -> Information Warfare
kuriinfo preferred
väärinfo deprecated
desinformatsioon deprecated
desinfo deprecated
mal-information preferred
disinformation deprecated
misinformation deprecated
  • tõene info, mida jagatakse kahju tekitamise eesmärgil
  • genuine information that is shared with an intent to cause harm
Related
kuriinfo preferred
väärinfo deprecated
desinformatsioon deprecated
desinfo deprecated
mal-information preferred
disinformation deprecated
misinformation deprecated

Militerm | riigikaitseterminite andmebaas

ID 532571 Last modified 27.06.2025
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Domain Military (General) -> Science and TechnologyGeneral Conduct of Military Operations -> Information Warfare
valeinfo preferred
desinformatsioon admitted
desinfo admitted
väärinfo deprecated
kuriinfo deprecated
disinformation preferred
misinformation deprecated
mal-information deprecated
  • teadlikult ebatõene või eksitav info, mis teenib selle looja või levitaja eesmärke
  • deliberately false information, or dissemination of such information, especially when supplied by a government or its agent to a foreign power or to the media, with the intention of influencing the policies or opinions of those who receive it
Good to know
  • Desinformatsioon hõlmab teadlikult levitatavaid, moonutatud või väärandmed, desinformatsiooni kasutatakse eeskätt sõjanduses (vastase eksiteele viimiseks), poliitikas (avaliku arvamuse kujundamiseks) ja äritegevuses (konkurentide eksitamiseks).
Related
valeinfo preferred
desinformatsioon admitted
desinfo admitted
väärinfo deprecated
kuriinfo deprecated
disinformation preferred
misinformation deprecated
mal-information deprecated

Word forms

Inflection Type 16

väärinfo väärinfod
väärinfo väärinfode
väärinfot väärinfosid

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