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internet addiction disorder

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.89 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-net ad-dic-tion dis-or-der
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
7
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disorder characterized by excessive Internet use that interferes with daily life.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Internet addiction disorder.

Uncountable

Etymology

First used in 1995 by Dr. Ivan K. Goldberg as a joke to parody the complexity and rigidity of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, but was shortly thereafter legitimized in some spaces as an actual disorder.

Usage

Phrases

digital addiction Internet gaming disorder

Frequently Paired Words

digital addiction cyberaddiction Internet gaming disorder

Synonyms

IAD

Questions

What does internet addiction disorder mean?
A disorder characterized by excessive Internet use that interferes with daily life.
Where does internet addiction disorder come from?
First used in 1995 by Dr. Ivan K. Goldberg as a joke to parody the complexity and rigidity of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, but was shortly thereafter legitimized in some spaces as an actual disorder.

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