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screenaholic

screenaholic noun: one who is addicted to screen time.

Noun

screenaholic (plural screenaholics)

  1. One who is addicted to screen time.
    • The gist of Deloitte survey is that person-to-person communications is being altered by smartphones. That news isn't new, but Deloitte noted that screenaholics are going to impact business models revolving around the Internet of Things.2016 December 12, Larry Dignan, “Consumers check smartphones more than 9 billion times a day and enable new businesses”, in ZDNET, archived from the original on 19 May 2024
    • 2. We're screenaholics. Screens allow us to live, work and play but with the benefits come the pitfalls: online addiction is a big and growing concern. We rarely disconnect so we're always 'on', permanently distracted, jumping from task to task in a keyed-up state. Because we never fully come down...2019 March 1, Karen Nimmo, Busy As F*ck, HarperCollins, →ISBN

Forms of screenaholic

pluralscreenaholics

Origin of screenaholic

From screen + -aholic.

Questions about screenaholic

What does screenaholic mean?
Screenaholic means one who is addicted to screen time.
What part of speech is screenaholic?
Screenaholic is a noun.
What is the plural of screenaholic?
The plural of screenaholic is screenaholics.

Words near screenaholic in the dictionary

  1. screenable
  2. screenables
  3. screenage
  4. screenager
  5. screenagers
  6. screenaholic
  7. screenaholics
  8. screenbound
  9. screenburn
  10. screencap
  11. screencapped

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