"post-truth" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌpəʊst ˈtɹuːθ/ [UK]
Etymology: From post- + truth. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|truth}} post- + truth Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} post-truth (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly politics, media) Beyond or superseding the importance of truth; pertaining to an era or situation when truth is no longer significant, relevant, or expected; (usually derogatory) not caring about factual accuracy. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Media, Politics Translations (post-truth): 後真相的 (Chinese Mandarin), 后真相的 (hòuzhēnxiàng de) (Chinese Mandarin), postfaktuel (Danish), totuudenjälkeinen (Finnish), postfaktisch (German), postverità (Italian), post-virità (Sicilian)
    Sense id: en-post-truth-en-adj-7hTTfsPB Categories (other): English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 55 45 Topics: government, media, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: posttruth

Noun

IPA: /ˌpəʊst ˈtɹuːθ/ [UK]
Etymology: From post- + truth. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|truth}} post- + truth Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} post-truth (uncountable)
  1. The fact or state of being post-truth; a time period or situation in which facts have become less important than emotional persuasion. Tags: uncountable Related terms: dystopia, epistemic crisis, psyop Translations (post-truth): postveritat [feminine] (Catalan), 後真相 (Chinese Mandarin), 后真相 (hòuzhēnxiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), totuudenjälkeisyys (Finnish), постпра́вда (postprávda) [feminine] (Russian), posverdad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-post-truth-en-noun-xLkIec36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: posttruth

Alternative forms

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