infomania

[ in-fuh-mey-nee-uh, ‑foh‑ ]

noun

1. excessive enthusiasm for acquiring knowledge.
2. Digital Technology.
   1. 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.

   2. the effects of this obsession, especially a decline in the ability to concentrate:

      She attributes her increasingly poor “life management skills” to infomania.

infomania

/ ˌɪnfəʊˈmeɪnɪə /

noun

1. an obsessive need or desire for factual information
2. an obsession with keeping up to date with one's emails, text messages, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of infomania¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of infomania¹

C20: from info ¹+ -mania

Example Sentences

Infomania, they say, is more subtly crippling than physical hoarding.

From The Daily Beast

Panicked, I reached out to hoarding experts, who often refer to any kind of obsessive digital collecting as “infomania.”

From The Daily Beast