information overload

ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈoʊvərˌloʊd

Definition

Definition of information overload - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

stressstate of being unable to handle too much information

She felt information overload after reading all the reports.
Employees suffered information overload after the meeting.
Students experienced information overload during exam week.

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Expressions with information

digest information

understand and absorb information

She took a moment to digest information from the meeting.

drip information

release information slowly over time for strategic purposes

The company decided to drip information about the new product.

information explosion

rapid increase in available information or data

The information explosion challenges our ability to process data.

inside information

secret knowledge providing an advantage

She had inside information about the company's new product.

they are fishing for information

exp.

try to get information by asking questions carefully and indirectly

They are fishing for information about the new project.

too much information

exp.

having more details than needed or wanted

The lecture was too much information for the students.

Expressions with overload

work overload

situation where a person has more tasks than can reasonably handle

Constant work overload left the nurses exhausted and frustrated.

sensory overload

state of receiving too much sensory input

He experienced sensory overload at the concert.

cognitive overload

state when too much information overwhelms the mind

Cognitive overload made it hard for her to focus.

iron overload

excessive accumulation of iron in the body

Iron overload can lead to serious liver damage if untreated..

progressive overload

gradually increase how hard you exercise to get stronger

Progressive overload helps you build muscle over time.

Terms with information overload included in their meaning

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earful

information overload

large amount of information or gossip

infodemic

information overload

excessive information making problem-solving harder

information impactedness

mental overload

difficulty in processing information due to overload

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French:surcharge d'informations, ...
German:Informationsüberflutung, ...
Italian:sovraccarico di informazioni, ...
Spanish:sobrecarga de información, ...
Portuguese:sobrecarga de informação, ...
Chinese:信息过载, ...
Japanese:情報過多, ...
Arabic:تخمة المعلومات, ...
Hebrew:עוֹמֶס מֵידָע, ...
Russian:информационная перегрузка, ...
Ukrainian:перевантаження інформацією, ...
Hindi:सूचना अधिभार, ...
Bengali:তথ্যপ্রবাহের অতিরিক্ত চাপ, ...
Catalan:sobrecàrrega d'informació, ...
Czech:přetížení informacemi, ...
Danish:informations-overload, ...
Dutch:informatie-overload, ...
Greek:υπερφόρτωση πληροφοριών, ...
Hungarian:információs túlterhelés, ...
Khmer:ការលើសលប់នៃព័ត៌មាន, ...
Korean:정보 과부하, ...
Persian:اضافه‌بار اطلاعاتی, ...
Polish:stan przeciążenia informacyjnego, ...
Portuguese (BR):sobrecarga de informação, ...
Romanian:supraîncărcare informațională, ...
Swedish:informationsöverbelastning, ...
Thai:ภาวะข้อมูลล้นเกิน, ...
Turkish:bilgi yüklemesi, ...
Vietnamese:quá tải thông tin, ...

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