adj
Meaning 1
Relating to infodemiology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
infodemic
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rhymes with -ɛmɪk
noun
Meaning 2
An excessive amount of information concerning a problem such that the solution is made more difficult.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
Meaning 3
A wide and rapid spread of misinformation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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History
Etymology
Blend of information + epidemic. Coined by American writer and foreign policy strategist David Rothkopf in 2003 in the context of the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak, see quotations.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: وباء معلوماتي — excessive amount of information concerning a problem
- Catalan: infodèmia — excessive amount of information concerning a problem
- Italian: infodemia — excessive amount of information concerning a problem
- Russian: инфодеми́я (infodemíja) — excessive amount of information concerning a problem
- Spanish: infodemia — excessive amount of information concerning a problem
- Swedish: infodemi — excessive amount of information concerning a problem