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verb · transitive

ragebait

ragebait · ragebaits · ragebaited · ragebaiting

To produce content that provokes anger or fear in order to increase viewership or…To produce content that provokes anger or fear in order to increase viewership or interaction.

/ˈɹeɪd͡ʒˌbeɪt/

» That news website is infamous for its ragebait headlines.

Meaning

2 senses

(Internet)To produce content that provokes anger or fear in order to increase viewership or interaction.
(broadly, humorous, transitive)To annoy or upset through one's behavior.
got ragebaited by my cat

Examples

1 sentences

That news website is infamous for its ragebait headlines.
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Translations

1 languages

Forms

ragebaits, ragebaiting, ragebaited, ragebaited

Base form	ragebait · to ragebait
3rd person singular	ragebaits
Present participle	ragebaiting
Past simple	ragebaited
Past participle	ragebaited

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	ragebait
he, she, it	ragebaits

Past simpleLesson

all persons

ragebaited

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have ragebaited
he, she, it	has ragebaited

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will ragebait

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

1 related words

Derivedragebaiter

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

ragB2 rageB1 raid railB1

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