information overload
The inability to process everything one hears and seesThe inability to process everything one hears and sees; the availability or supply of an excess of information, or a state of stress which results.
» The coronavirus pandemic is leading to information overload for many people, often making it difficult to separate fact from fiction.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The inability to process everything one hears and sees; the availability or supply of an excess of information, or a state of stress which results.
Informationsüberflutung
информацио́нная перегру́зкаinformaciónnaja peregrúzka
інформаці́йне переванта́женняinformacíjne perevantážennja
Examples
2 sentencesThe coronavirus pandemic is leading to information overload for many people, often making it difficult to separate fact from fiction.
You're overwhelming me with details. I'm suffering from information overload.
Translations
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Origin
Popularized by Alvin Toffler in Future Shock (1970).Popularized by Alvin Toffler in Future Shock (1970).
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Synonyms
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4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable