noun phrase · academic
information overload
UK/ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən ˈəʊvəˌlɔːd/US/ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈoʊvərˌloʊd/in·FOR·ma·tion O·VER·LOAD
A state in which a person is exposed to so much information that it becomes hard to understand or to make decisions.
Examples
“Students often suffer from information overload during exam periods.”
“Effective filters help reduce information overload and improve focus.”
“The constant stream of notifications contributes to information overload for many people.”
Band 8 sentence
“Modern students must learn strategies to manage information overload so they can focus on high-quality sources.”
Collocations
- suffer from information overload
- manage information overload
- avoid information overload
Word family
Common mistakes
information overloading→information overload
too much informations→too much information
Say it for a higher band
5too much information→6an overload of information→7+information overload
Synonyms
information glut
Easily confused
information glut
“The internet has created an information glut that makes quality sources harder to spot.”
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