infodemic

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noun

An excessive amount of information concerning a problem such that the solution is made more difficult.

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Meanings

infodemic1

nouninfodemic (plural infodemics)

plural infodemics

  1. informalAn excessive amount of information concerning a problem such that the solution is made more difficult.

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    2003 May 11, David J. Rothkopf, “When the Buzz Bites Back”, in Washington Post, archived from the original on 15 Apr 2020
  2. informalA wide and rapid spread of misinformation.

    But his inclination to prioritise free speech over moderation would soon become a flashpoint with a White House trying to battle a so-called “infodemic” of online conspiracies about the disease and the vaccine.

    2025 June 21, Hannah Murphy, “The truth about Mark Zuckerberg’s masculinist makeover”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 19

infodemic2

adjectiveinfodemic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to infodemiology.

Origin

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.

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Translations

Arabic وباء معلوماتي
  • وباء معلوماتيexcessive amount of information concerning a problem
Catalan infodèmia
  • infodèmiaexcessive amount of information concerning a problem
Italian infodemia
  • infodemiaexcessive amount of information concerning a problem
Russian инфодеми́я
  • инфодеми́я (infodemíja)excessive amount of information concerning a problem
Spanish infodemia
  • infodemiaexcessive amount of information concerning a problem
Swedish infodemi
  • infodemiexcessive amount of information concerning a problem

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with infodemic

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Cite this entry
APA

infodemic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infodemic

MLA

“infodemic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infodemic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infodemic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infodemic.

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