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infodemics

infodemics is the plural of infodemic.

Meaning of infodemic

Noun

infodemic (plural infodemics)

  1. (informal) 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
  2. (informal) 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

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Questions about infodemics

What is infodemics the plural of?
Infodemics is the plural of infodemic.

Words near infodemics in the dictionary

  1. infocracy
  2. infocrat
  3. infocratic
  4. infocrats
  5. infodemic
  6. infodemics
  7. infodemiological
  8. infodemiology
  9. infodesk
  10. infodesks
  11. infodisruption

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