echo chamber

noun

: a room with sound-reflecting walls used for producing hollow or echoing sound effects
often used figuratively
Living in a kind of echo chamber of their own opinions, they pay attention to information that fits their conclusions and ignore information that does not.James Surowiecki

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And Elon Musk’s purchase of X has transformed the social media site from a functioning tool to an echo chamber of conspiracy theories, anti-LGBT rhetoric, and outright racist language. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2025 Mixed attendance, no bombshells leave GOP with an echo chamber Despite the weighty subject matter, the hearing was sparsely attended and lacked the star witnesses or headline-making moments typical of high-profile Judiciary hearings. Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 18 June 2025 People want their echo chambers, Page said, and gambling on a festival might not seem worth it. Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 1 June 2025 That also serves as a reminder that in echo chamber users are increasingly unwilling to welcome anyone from the other side of the political spectrum to the conversation. Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for echo chamber

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of echo chamber was in 1842

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“Echo chamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/echo%20chamber. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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