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infobesity

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪnfə(ʊ)ˈbiːsɪti/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ɪnfoʊˈbisɪti/
  • General-American: [-ɾi]

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of information overload (“the availability or supply of too much information, or a state of stress which results from it”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: infoglut, infoxication, information overload

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of info or information + obesity.