welter of information
- noun
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maraña de información
- During the meeting, we were presented with a welter of information that overwhelmed everyone.
Examples
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In that welter of information, we all look to some arbiter to tell us, how do I sort this out?
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The internet can provide a welter of information that makes it difficult to find accurate answers.
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Students often feel lost in the welter of information available for their research projects.
Synonyms
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4.6
A confused mixture of things or ideas
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7.3
A messy mixture of different things thrown together
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5.5
A confused situation that is hard to understand or solve
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2.9
A large number or amount of something
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6.4
A confused mix of different things
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9.1
A large confusing mass of things and feelings
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9.9
A messy mixture of different things
A state of confusion where things are unclear or messy
Antonyms
How Overwhelming
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4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
welter + of + information
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'welter' (a large confusing jumble) with 'of' and 'information' — together they denote a jumbled or overwhelming mass of information. The noun + of + noun composition is a straightforward, compositional pattern, so a learner who knows the constituent meanings can infer the MWE.
Etymology
Welter of information comes from the old word welter, which meant a messy pile or tangle, like clothes thrown together or waves rolling over each other. So a 'welter of information' is a large, confusing mix of facts that is hard to sort out.