ragebait
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.
» That news website is infamous for its ragebait headlines.
soliloquist · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
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 sentencesThat news website is infamous for its ragebait headlines.
Translations
1 languagesForms
ragebaits, ragebaiting, ragebaited, ragebaited| Base form | ragebait · to ragebait |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | ragebaits |
| Present participle | ragebaiting |
| Past simple | ragebaited |
| Past participle | ragebaited |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons 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 dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.