noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃən/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the act of dispersing or diffusing something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the dispersion of the troops
the diffusion of knowledge
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dispersion, dispersal, diffusion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spread, spreading
Narrower terms: crop-dusting, spraying
3
noun
Meaning 3
the property of being diffused or dispersed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: diffusion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: distribution, dispersion
4
noun
Meaning 4
the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
From Latin dissēminātus (“broadcast”), past participle of dissēmināre, from dis- (“in all directions”) + sēmināre (“to plant or propagate”), from sēmen, sēminis (“seed”).
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
نَشْر
(našr)
— act of disseminating
Arabic:
بَثّ
(baṯṯ)
— act of disseminating
Bulgarian:
разпръскване
(razprǎskvane)
— act of disseminating
Bulgarian:
разпространение
(razprostranenie)
— act of disseminating
Chinese Mandarin:
散播
(sànbō)
— act of disseminating
Chinese Mandarin:
傳播 /传播
(chuánbō)
— act of disseminating
Chinese Mandarin:
散布
(sànbù)
— act of disseminating
Dutch:
verspreiding
— act of disseminating
Dutch:
verbreiding
— act of disseminating
Finnish:
levitys
— act of disseminating
Finnish:
levittäminen
— act of disseminating
French:
dissémination
— act of disseminating
German:
Verbreitung
— act of disseminating
Indonesian:
diseminasi
— act of disseminating
Indonesian:
penyebarluasan
— act of disseminating
Indonesian:
sosialisasi
— act of disseminating
Indonesian:
penyebaran
— act of disseminating
Italian:
diffusione
— act of disseminating
Italian:
divulgazione
— act of disseminating
Italian:
propagazione
— act of disseminating
Japanese:
伝播
(denba)
— act of disseminating
Macedonian:
расејување
(rasejuvanje)
— act of disseminating
Macedonian:
распростирање
(rasprostiranje)
— act of disseminating
Malay:
penyebaran
— act of disseminating
Māori:
whakahōrapatanga
— act of disseminating
Norwegian:
spredning
— act of disseminating
Portuguese:
disseminação
— act of disseminating
Russian:
распростране́ние
(rasprostranénije)
— act of disseminating
Russian:
рассе́ивание
(rasséivanije)
— act of disseminating
Scottish Gaelic:
sgaoileadh
— act of disseminating
