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noun
The practice of continually reading Internet news about catastrophic events.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, neologism, uncountable
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Synonyms: doomsurfing
Antonyms: bloomscrolling
verb
present participle and gerund of doomscroll
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From doom + scrolling, from the practice of scrolling through timelines and news feeds on a computer or mobile device; originally in a context of being dissatisfied with current socio-political conditions and headlines. Popularized and surged during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
