infodemic
infodemic noun: an excessive amount of information concerning a problem such that the solution is made more difficult.
Noun
infodemic (plural infodemics)
- An excessive amount of information concerning a problem such that the solution is made more difficult.
- […2003 May 11, David J. Rothkopf, “When the Buzz Bites Back”, in Washington Post, archived from the original on 15 Apr 2020
- A wide and rapid spread of misinformation.
- But his inclination to prioritise free speech over moderation would soon become a flashpoint with a White House trying to battle a so-called “infodemic” of online conspiracies about the disease and the vaccine.2025 June 21, Hannah Murphy, “The truth about Mark Zuckerberg’s masculinist makeover”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 19
Adjective
infodemic (not comparable)
- Relating to infodemiology.
infodemic meaning in Arabic
infodemic in Arabic
- excessive amount of information concerning a problem
- وباء معلوماتي
Forms of infodemic
| plural | infodemics |
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Origin of infodemic
Blend of information + epidemic. Coined by American writer and foreign policy strategist David Rothkopf in 2003 in the context of the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak, see quotations.
Words that rhyme with infodemic
- academic
- epidemic
- chemic
- demic
- endemic
- polemic
- pandemic
- philodemic
- philopolemic
- plandemic
- postpandemic
- systemic
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- alchemic
- allelochemic
- anthemic
- anti-epidemic
- antiacademic
- antiepidemic
- chemick
- chernozemic
- chronosystemic
- diasystemic
- ecoepidemic
- electrochemic
- endemoepidemic
- eudemic
- geochemic
- haremic
- holoendemic
- hyperendemic
- hyperepidemic
- hypoendemic
- interacademic
- interepidemic
- interpandemic
- intraepidemic
- intrapandemic
- mesoendemic
- microendemic
- microepidemic
- monosystemic
- multisystemic
- myxedemic
- near-endemic
- non-academic
- nonacademic
- nonendemic
- nonepidemic
- nonpandemic
- nonsystemic
- palaeoendemic
- paleoendemic
- panepidemic
- photochemic
- pingdemic
- polemick
- polydemic
- polysystemic
- portasystemic
- portosystemic
Questions about infodemic
- What does infodemic mean?
- Infodemic means an excessive amount of information concerning a problem such that the solution is made more difficult.
- What is infodemic in Arabic?
- Infodemic in Arabic is وباء معلوماتي. See Infodemic meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is infodemic?
- Infodemic can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of infodemic?
- The plural of infodemic is infodemics.
Words near infodemic in the dictionary
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