envyscroll
envyscroll verb: to continually read Internet presentations of people’s accomplishment and thereby gain the impression of being inadequate.
Verb
envyscroll (third-person singular simple present envyscrolls, present participle envyscrolling, simple past and past participle envyscrolled)
- To continually read Internet presentations of people’s accomplishment and thereby gain the impression of being inadequate.
- Getting in touch with the thoughts and feelings driving compulsions toward hate-scrolling, doomscrolling, or what I’ll call “envy-scrolling” across social media and news platforms is the first step.2020 March 20, Kenneth R. Rosen, “How to Stop Doomscrolling—With Psychology”, in Wired
- Q: “[…] Everything seems to be going well in my friends’ lives – interesting jobs, great partners, endless weekends away in cool places… I feel so envious of what they have and find myself envy-scrolling their feeds most nights. […]”2022 May 3, Billie Bhatia, “How to stop envy-scrolling and deal with comparison culture”, in Stylist
Forms of envyscroll
| third-person singular present | envyscrolls |
|---|---|
| present participle | envyscrolling |
| past participle | envyscrolled |
| past | envyscrolled |
| alternative form | envy-scroll |
Origin of envyscroll
From envy + scroll.
Questions about envyscroll
- What does envyscroll mean?
- Envyscroll means to continually read Internet presentations of people’s accomplishment and thereby gain the impression of being inadequate.
- What part of speech is envyscroll?
- Envyscroll is a verb.
- What is the past tense of envyscroll?
- The past tense of envyscroll is envyscrolled.
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