infomania

[ in-fuh-mey-nee-uh, ‐foh‐ ]

noun
  1. excessive enthusiasm for acquiring knowledge.

  2. Digital Technology.

    • an obsessive need to constantly check emails, social media, online news, etc.: The fear of being out of the loop, not in the know, fuels infomania, especially among teens.

    • the effects of this obsession, especially a decline in the ability to concentrate: She attributes her increasingly poor “life management skills” to infomania.

Origin of infomania

1
First recorded in 1975–80; info(rmation) + mania

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British Dictionary definitions for infomania

infomania

/ (ˌɪnfəʊˈmeɪnɪə) /


nouninformal
  1. an obsessive need or desire for factual information

  2. an obsession with keeping up to date with one's emails, text messages, etc

Origin of infomania

1
C20: from info 1 + -mania

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