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media hype

media hype noun: excitement for an event, phenomenon, etc. stirred by the mass media.

Noun

media hype (uncountable)

  1. Excitement for an event, phenomenon, etc. stirred by the mass media.

Questions about media hype

What does media hype mean?
Media hype means excitement for an event, phenomenon, etc. stirred by the mass media.
What part of speech is media hype?
Media hype is a noun.

Words near media hype in the dictionary

  1. media darlings
  2. media democracies
  3. media democracy
  4. media event
  5. media events
  6. media hype
  7. media kit
  8. media kits
  9. Media Luna
  10. Media Magna
  11. media of exchange

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