diseminación

dissemination

noun dee-seh-mee-nah-SYOHN Rare

Origin: Latin disseminare (to scatter seed), from semen (seed)

Also means

spread

Usage Note

Diseminación refers to the scattering or spreading of something — disease, information, seeds — over a wide area. In medicine, diseminación hematógena (blood-borne spread) is a standard phrase. It is more formal than difusión (diffusion/broadcast) and more neutral than propagación (propagation), which can carry a negative connotation of something spreading uncontrollably.

Examples

"La diseminación de noticias falsas es un problema actual."

Natural Translation

The spread of fake news is a current problem.

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