doomscroll
/ˈdumˌskɹoʊl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To continually read Internet news about catastrophic events.
verb
To excessively and unproductively consume Internet posts.
Example Sentences
- "You doomscroll about all kinds of things including pandemics, racial injustice, natural disasters, wars, and political unrest."
- "“Why are you doomscrolling?” I ask. ¶ “I’m not doomscrolling.” Swipe, swipe..."
- "Keep a book in your bag to avoid the temptation to doomscroll."
- "“The world is burning!” she says, imagining their [20-year-olds] dark thoughts. “There’s wars all over! My heart is so heavy, so all I’m going to do is doomscroll.”"
- "“You might think you can look and tell the difference while you’re sitting there doom scrolling,” he said. “Believe me, you can’t. That’s where our methods come in.”"
- "It sucks that I can't even open my phone and check my emails without doomscrolling social media for an hour!"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdumˌskɹoʊl/