information overload

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Definition of information overload in English English dictionary

The inability to process everything one hears and sees; the availability or supply of too much information, or a state of stress which results

But it's often hard to discern the forest for the archaeological trees, partly because archaeology is now so specialized, and also because all of us suffer from information overload about the past dumped on us by the Web, newspapers, TV specials, and all the apparatus of modern global communications.

when someone gets too much information at one time, for example on the Internet, and becomes tired and unable to think very carefully about any of it

Hyphenation

in·for·ma·tion o·ver·load

Turkish pronunciation

înfôrmeyşın ōvırlōd

Pronunciation

/ənˈfôrˈmāsʜən ˈōvərˌlōd/ /ɪnˈfɔːrˈmeɪʃən ˈoʊvɜrˌloʊd/