doomscroll — قاموس الإنجليزية

فعل

1. To continually read Internet news about catastrophic events.

   الاستعمال

   • neologism

   أمثلة

   You doomscroll about all kinds of things including pandemics, racial injustice, natural disasters, wars, and political unrest.

   “Why are you doomscrolling?” I ask. ¶ “I’m not doomscrolling.” Swipe, swipe...

   أمثلة إضافية (3)

   Keep a book in your bag to avoid the temptation to doomscroll.

   “The world is burning!” she says, imagining their [20-year-olds] dark thoughts. “There’s wars all over! My heart is so heavy, so all I’m going to do is doomscroll.”

   “You might think you can look and tell the difference while you’re sitting there doom scrolling,” he said. “Believe me, you can’t. That’s where our methods come in.”

2. To excessively and unproductively consume Internet posts.

   الاستعمال

   • broadly

   أمثلة

   It sucks that I can't even open my phone and check my emails without doomscrolling social media for an hour!