Doomscrolling

Doomscrolling is written as a single word. While it may have appeared with a hyphen (doom-scrolling) or as two separate words (doom scrolling) in its early days, the single-word form is the one that has been officially adopted by major dictionaries like Merriam-Webster and Oxford. More about doomscrolling The term gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic to describe the tendency to compulsively consume negative news online. It was officially recognized by Merriam-Webster in September 2023. The term combines “doom,” to represent feelings of pessimism, with “scrolling,” which refers to the action of swiping or moving through content on a screen. It’s a apt term for a very modern habit!