"infodemic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Rhymes: -ɛmɪk Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} infodemic (not comparable)
  1. Relating to infodemiology. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-infodemic-en-adj-oPUAlfKF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 27 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: infodemics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛmɪk Etymology: Blend of information + epidemic. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|information|epidemic}} Blend of information + epidemic Head templates: {{en-noun}} infodemic (plural infodemics)
  1. (informal) An excessive amount of information concerning a problem such that the solution is made more difficult Tags: informal Translations (excessive amount of information concerning a problem): وباء معلوماتي (Arabic), infodemia [feminine] (Italian), infodemia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-infodemic-en-noun-eON0cA2i Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 59 41 Disambiguation of 'excessive amount of information concerning a problem': 95 5
  2. (informal) A wide and rapid spread of misinformation Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-infodemic-en-noun-K1YYH7mW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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