fear of missing out

English

Noun

fear of missing out (uncountable)

A form of social anxiety characterized by compulsive concern that one might be missing opportunities for social interaction, novel experiences, profitable investments, or other favorable things.

Synonyms

FOMO

Derived terms

FOMO

Translations

form of social anxiety characterized by compulsive concern that one might be missing opportunities

Danish: angst for at gå glip
Finnish: paitsi jäämisen pelko
French: peur de rater quelque chose f
Hungarian: a félelem, hogy kimaradunk/kimaradsz valamiből, a kimaradástól való félelem
Norwegian:
Bokmål: gåglippavangst (no) m
Polish: strach przed wykluczeniem m
Russian: синдром упущенной выгоды (sindrom upuščennoj vygody)

See also

keeping up with the Joneses

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