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

Examples of echo chamber in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Tuesday's cartoons - shutdown season, Fed rate cuts, and more Newsletter sign up By The Week US published yesterday Subscribe to The Week Escape your echo chamber. The Week Us, theweek, 24 Sep. 2024 To a lot of reviewers and early adopters, that sounds like a recipe for a personal echo chamber or a flattery machine. Megan Morrone, Axios, 22 Sep. 2024 Embrace new perspectives by listening to different viewpoints and avoiding an echo chamber. Damon Stafford, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 Media sensationalism traps us in echo chambers, drowning out differing opinions and stifling debate. Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for echo chamber 

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Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 8 Oct. 2024.

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