post-truth

poʊst truθ

Definition

Definition of post-truth - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

emotions over facts

Rare

circumstances where emotions and beliefs influence public opinion more than facts

Rare

In a post-truth era, facts are often overshadowed by personal beliefs.

emotional

irrational

subjective

politics

TECH.

political culture where debate is framed by appeals to emotion

TECH.

The campaign was criticized for its post-truth tactics.

Adjective

facts less important

Rare

describing situations where facts matter less than feelings or beliefs

Rare

We live in a post-truth era where facts are ignored.

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post-truth era

period when emotions overshadow facts in public opinion

We live in a post-truth era where facts are ignored.

Origin of post-truth

English, post (after) + truth (reality)

Examples of post-truth in a sentence

Post-truth politics have changed the way campaigns are run.
Post-truth politics often ignore factual evidence.
The rise of post-truth has changed public discourse.
They accused the campaign of post-truth rhetoric.
Post-truth reporting eroded confidence in mainstream media outlets.

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French:post-vérité, où la vérité importe peu, ...
German:nach der Wahrheit, postfaktisch, ...
Italian:post-verità, era post-verità, ...
Spanish:posverdad, de posverdad, ...
Portuguese:era da pós-verdade, alheio à verdade, ...
Chinese:后真相, 后真相的, ...
Japanese:感情優先の時代, ポスト真実の, ...
Arabic:ما بَعد الحَقيقة, ما بَعْدَ الحَقِيقَة, ...
Hebrew:פּוֹסְט-אֱמֶת, פּוֹסְט-טְרוּת', ...
Russian:постправда, постправдивый, ...
Ukrainian:постправда, постправдивий, ...
Hindi:भावनात्मक सत्यता, उत्तर-सत्य, ...
Bengali:পোস্ট-ট্রুথ, তথ্য-বহির্ভূত, ...
Catalan:postveritat, ...
Czech:postpravda, postpravdivý, ...
Danish:post-sandhed, postfaktuel, ...
Dutch:postwaarheid, post-feitelijk, ...
Greek:μετα-αλήθεια, μετα-αληθινός, ...
Hungarian:posztigazság, posztigazság-kori, ...
Khmer:ស្ថានភាពដែលអារម្មណ៍ និងជំនឿមានឥទ្ធិពលលើមតិសាធារណៈជាងការពិត, ដែលការពិតមានសារៈសំខាន់តិចជាងអារម្មណ៍ ឬជំនឿ, ...
Korean:탈진실, 포스트 트루스의, ...
Persian:پسا-حقیقت, پساحقیقت, ...
Polish:postprawda, postprawdy, ...
Portuguese (BR):era da pós-verdade, pós-factualidade, ...
Romanian:post-adevăr, postfactual, ...
Swedish:post-sanning, postfaktisk, ...
Thai:ยุคหลังความจริง, แบบหลังความจริง, ...
Turkish:gerçek ötesi, hakikat sonrası, ...
Vietnamese:hậu sự thật, mang tính hậu sự thật, ...

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Definition of post-truth - Reverso English Dictionary

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