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单词 myth-information
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myth-informationn.

Brit. /ˌmɪθɪnfəˈmeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌmɪθɪnfərˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: myth n., information n.
Etymology: < myth n. + information n., probably punningly after misinformation n.
Chiefly North American.
Information which is widely held to be true but which is in fact flawed or unsubstantiated; common knowledge based on hearsay rather than fact.
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society > communication > information > [noun] > misinformation
misinformation1587
bum steer1898
urban legend1931
myth-information1966
1966 Science 13 May 880 I feel that..we may be blithely proceeding on the basis of some untested assumptions and ‘myth-information’.
1979 WomenWise (Nexis) 30 June 1 It doesn't take much looking to find a wealth of myth-information..about women and their (our) reproductivity.
1988 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 4 Dec. 19 Toxoplasmosis, although widespread and potentially serious, is buried in mounds of ‘myth-information’.
2001 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 22 Mar. s12 Another piece of myth-information is people need to take vitamins and mineral supplements.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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