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doom-scrolling

doom-scrolling is the alternative form of doomscrolling.

Meaning of doomscrolling

Noun

doomscrolling (uncountable)

  1. (informal, neologism) The practice of continually reading Internet news about catastrophic events.
    • Step 1 is to acknowledge the burden that doomscrolling creates for our health, Dr. Gazzaley said. “You have to realize you don’t want to live your life in a hamster wheel of complete news consumption,” he said.2020 July 15, Brian X. Chen, “You’re Doomscrolling Again. Here’s How to Snap Out of It.”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    doomsurfing
    Antonyms:
    bloomscrolling

Questions about doom-scrolling

What is doom-scrolling the alternative form of?
Doom-scrolling is the alternative form of doomscrolling.

Words near doom-scrolling in the dictionary

  1. doom-and-gloomer
  2. doom-and-gloomers
  3. doom-monger
  4. doom-mongering
  5. doom-mongers
  6. doom-scrolling
  7. doom-surfing
  8. doom/death
  9. doomage
  10. doomages
  11. doomba

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