Dead Air (Noun)
Meaning
An inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The sudden loss of the live interviewer's feed resulted in an uncomfortable dead air during the morning news program.
- During the transmission, the anchors were shocked by a lengthy dead air caused by technical difficulties in the audio system.
- A few seconds of dead air following the dramatic finale added to the cliffhanger's suspense and left the audience eagerly awaiting the next episode.
- The radio host's apparent nervous silence was sometimes misinterpreted as dead air, rather than an intentional dramatic pause.
- The comedy club's live telecast suffered from dead air after one comedian's risqué joke unexpectedly triggered an automatic audio delay.