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mushroom syndrome

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The practice of being supplied with little or no information and often instead intentionally supplied with misinformation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • We never heard about those changes coming, and were told everything would be staying the same. Typical mushroom syndrome from management again.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

A humorous metaphor about the cultivation of mushrooms, in that they are "given shit and kept in the dark".