Meaning & use
doomscroll
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to spend excessive time scrolling through social media or news feeds consuming negative or distressing content.
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He stayed up doomscrolling through headlines about the election.
She tried to stop doomscrolling before bed because it made her anxious.
A note on using this word
Doomscroll became widely used during the 2020s to describe the compulsive habit of consuming bad news online, and it's now recognized by major dictionaries.
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doomsurf
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