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Zoom fatigue

Zoom fatigue noun: a feeling of exhaustion resulting from spending excessive amounts of time in video conferences.

Noun

Zoom fatigue (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) A feeling of exhaustion resulting from spending excessive amounts of time in video conferences.
    • It might not cure Zoom fatigue, but it will free you of the burden of having to see yourself, yet again, for hours on end.2020 April 2, Chloe Hadavas, “Tired of Seeing Your Own Face on Zoom? Hide It.”, in Slate
    • Initially, pondering months of isolation from friends and family, people needed to feel connected. Now that quarantine is just how we will live for the foreseeable future, how do you disconnect? The Zoom fatigue has set in, and it’s time to learn to deal with it.2020 May 20, Kathleen Walsh, “Zoom Fatigue: How to Politely Decline a Call During Quarantine”, in New York Times

Origin of Zoom fatigue

A reference to Zoom, a video conferencing service which became popular at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic around early 2020. Attested from late 2019.

Questions about Zoom fatigue

What does Zoom fatigue mean?
Zoom fatigue means a feeling of exhaustion resulting from spending excessive amounts of time in video conferences.
What part of speech is Zoom fatigue?
Zoom fatigue is a noun.

Words near Zoom fatigue in the dictionary

  1. zoom box
  2. zoom boxes
  3. zoom by
  4. zoom climb
  5. zoom climbs
  6. Zoom fatigue
  7. zoom in
  8. zoom in on
  9. Zoom land
  10. zoom lens
  11. zoom lenses

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