information overload

American  

noun

Psychology.

1. an excess of incoming information, as might confront a pedestrian on a crowded city street, that forces one to be selective in the information received and retained.

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Example Sentences

To avoid information overload, our disclosure regime is most effective when the SEC provides the minimum effective dose of regulation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

There is less information overload than a place like New York City.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

One of his objectives is to address the information overload fighter pilots endure.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024

And so I just really wanted to explore how this era of information overload is colliding with these mental shortcuts that we've been taking since the dawn of the human species.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2024

The flow of information can be substantial thus causing an information overload for some participants.

From The Online World by De Presno, Odd