videomalaise
English
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editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) By surface analysis, video- + malaise.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ.məˌleɪz/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɪd.i.oʊ.məˌleɪz/
Noun
editvideomalaise (uncountable)
- (political science, dated) A correlation purported to exist between decreasing public trust in political institutions and societal exposure to political incivility (such as behavior by politicians which violates social norms), theorized to be exacerbated by the popularity of televised news. [late 20th c.]