fear of missing out

English

Noun

fear of missing out (uncountable)

1. 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