doom-scrolling

A form of doomscrolling — The practice of continually reading Internet news about catastrophic events.

Meanings

noundoom-scrolling (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of doomscrolling.

    Doom-scrolling through morbid headlines in 2020, one could easily believe that we have lost our capacity for effective crisis response.

    2020 October 28, Derek Thompson, “Get Ready for the Great Urban Comeback”, in The Atlantic
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doom-scrolling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doom-scrolling

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doom-scrolling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doom-scrolling.

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