Meaning of irritainment | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Entertainment that annoys, embarrasses, or upsets more than or as much as it entertains, whether unintentionally or by design.
   uncountable
2. A media spectacle, particularly a scandal, that is simultaneously irritating and engrossing.
   uncountable

Examples

“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.”

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