doomscroll
SayDOOM-skrohl/ˈdumˌskɹoʊl/UK/ˈduːmˌskɹəʊl/
Formsdoomscrolls, doomscrolling, doomscrolled
- 1To keep reading bad or upsetting news on a phone or screen, even though it makes you feel worse.
Like picking at a sore that keeps hurting, but you still can't leave it alone.
I doomscroll the headlines whenever I can't sleep.
She doomscrolled late into the night, feeling worse with every post.
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Origin
From "doom" plus "scroll." It probably comes from the word "doomscrolling."