information overloadnoun [ U ]
uk/ɪn.fəˌmeɪ.ʃən ˈəʊ.və.ləʊd/us/ɪn.fɚˌmeɪ.ʃən ˈoʊ.vɚ.loʊd/a situation in which you receive too much information at one time and cannot think about it in a clear way:
Spread your visit to the museum over two days if you want to avoid information overload.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- a chicken and egg situation idiom
- addle
- all of a doodah idiom
- all over the place idiom
- at sea idiom
- brainstorm
- disorientate
- disoriented
- distraction
- dither
- dizziness
- ferment
- flutter
- not know what hit you idiom
- not know where/which way to turn idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- not know whether you are coming or going idiom
- off balance
- turbulence
- whirl
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