# doomscroll

Pronunciation: say "DOOM-skrohl" US /ˈdumˌskɹoʊl/, UK /ˈduːmˌskɹəʊl/

## Verb

1. To keep scrolling through negative or distressing news online, often compulsively and to one's own detriment.
   - Simple: To keep reading bad or upsetting news on a phone or screen, even though it makes you feel worse.
   - _He doomscrolled disaster coverage until well past midnight._
   - _Teenagers often doomscroll for hours without realizing how much time has passed._

## Origin

Formed from "doom" and "scroll," probably as a back-formation from "doomscrolling."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/doomscroll (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).