Meanings
internet addiction disorder1
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Internet addiction disorder.
Internet addiction disorder2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA disorder characterized by excessive Internet use that interferes with daily life.
Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
internet addiction disorder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internet%20addiction%20disorder
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