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videomalaise

UK/ˈvɪd.i.əʊ.məˌleɪz/US/ˈvɪd.i.oʊ.məˌleɪz/

videomalaise noun: a correlation purported to exist between decreasing public trust in political institutions and societal exposure to political incivility (such as behavior by politicians which violates social norms), theorized to be exacerbated by the popularity of televised news.

Noun

videomalaise (uncountable)

  1. (dated) A correlation purported to exist between decreasing public trust in political institutions and societal exposure to political incivility (such as behavior by politicians which violates social norms), theorized to be exacerbated by the popularity of televised news.

Forms of videomalaise

alternative formvideo malaise

Origin of videomalaise

By surface analysis, video- + malaise.

Questions about videomalaise

What does videomalaise mean?
Videomalaise means a correlation purported to exist between decreasing public trust in political institutions and societal exposure to political incivility (such as behavior by politicians which violates social norms), theorized to be exacerbated by the popularity of televised news.
What part of speech is videomalaise?
Videomalaise is a noun.
How do you pronounce videomalaise?
Videomalaise is pronounced /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ.məˌleɪz/ (UK).

Words near videomalaise in the dictionary

  1. videolinks
  2. videomail
  3. videomaker
  4. videomakers
  5. videomaking
  6. videomalaise
  7. videomanometry
  8. videometric
  9. videomicrograph
  10. videomicrographic
  11. videomicrographs

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