Irritainment
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Irritainment is a noun meaning Entertainment that annoys, embarrasses, or upsets more than or as much as it entertains, whether unintentionally or by design.
Meaning
Entertainment that annoys, embarrasses, or upsets more than or as much as it entertains, whether unintentionally or by design.
More Meanings
- A media spectacle, particularly a scandal, that is simultaneously irritating and engrossing.
Example Sentences
Because their volume interjects such an overwhelming ambiance to the party, make sure that your entertainers are the right ones. You want entertainment, not irritainment.
Like others, I followed Clinton's apologies on TV and in print and laughed at the "I'm Sorry Chorus" from the also-unclean GOP choir. I've said it before: This is "irritainment" - a macabre mix of irritation and entertainment. The nastiness is a crime scene right in front of us.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include newstainment, displeasure, noyance, trollery, botheration, mischief.
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