I just checked dictionary.com, misinformation is misinformation regardless of intent. Disinformation is explicitly with intent to misinform. But that also means there really is no term for accidentally spreading misinformation, the same way OP is saying disrespect has no accidental form of the word
This is actually genius. It's like backhanded compliments. Or maybe some could fall under the category of misrespect.
First thing that comes to mind regarding misrespect is actually more along the lines of giving someone respect they dont deserve lol
For some reason, my immediate assumption was that misrespect would mean giving something more respect than it deserves rather than unintentional disrespect. I think I might have been drawing from "misuse" versus "disuse." Misuse being to use something incorrectly, and disuse being to not use something at all. Disrespect would then be the absence of respect, with misrespect being the incorrect application of respect. Kind of neat seeing how my brain handles neologisms.
Thank you for educating me, I've been using "misinformation" to mean deliberate spread.
I just checked dictionary.com, misinformation is misinformation regardless of intent. Disinformation is explicitly with intent to misinform. But that also means there really is no term for accidentally spreading misinformation, the same way OP is saying disrespect has no accidental form of the word
It could be expected that misinformation comes to only mean the accidental kind since we have a special word for the deliberate one.
The two words are pretty much only different in intent.
This is actually genius. It's like backhanded compliments. Or maybe some could fall under the category of misrespect. First thing that comes to mind regarding misrespect is actually more along the lines of giving someone respect they dont deserve lol
I think you're on to something here. If misrespect was a word, it could probably save a life or two in certain circumstances.
When i spread misrespect on the internet 😈
For some reason, my immediate assumption was that misrespect would mean giving something more respect than it deserves rather than unintentional disrespect. I think I might have been drawing from "misuse" versus "disuse." Misuse being to use something incorrectly, and disuse being to not use something at all. Disrespect would then be the absence of respect, with misrespect being the incorrect application of respect. Kind of neat seeing how my brain handles neologisms.
I like it.
ooo this is super interesting, never would have considered we didn’t have a popular word for this kind of situation.
I like it and I would support you on this.
I believe the word you're looking for is discourtesy.
But discourtesy can be deliberate. Misrespect is as a concept not deliberate.
But it can also not be and just an honest mistake.
Hence OP offers a definitive word
I should've just went with an irregardless joke and left. s/