Entertaiment focuses on themes that the human mind was evolved to deeply respond to, including murders, backstabbing and other issues our social world requires us to cope with. Entertaiment often hits on points that are edgy, shocking and whacky, which is why many people seek it out as a way of entertaining themselves. This collection is a unique historical document, as many of the familiar forms have been able to cross over to different media and have thus been repurposed again and again. These examples have been programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word ‘entertainment.’ Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
