Meaning of FOMO | Babel Free

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Initialism of fear of missing out.

abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

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“In this state of social flux, FOMO, or Fear Of Missing Out, weighs heavily on the psyche. ... Notice⟳ that as a person becomes more and more FOMO, the energy needed to maintain⟳ such an active social life is tremendous.”

“Often, because of FOMO, they are reluctant to do these things on their own⟳, but if you can get⟳ their friends involved as well, the resistance disappears.”

“On those occasions, she said, her knee-jerk reaction is often to post⟳ an account of a cool thing she has done, or to upload⟳ a particularly fun picture from her weekend. This may make⟳ her feel⟳ better — but it can generate⟳ FOMO in another unsuspecting person.”

“In a Huffington Post⟳ write-up last⟳ spring⟳, a Georgetown University student confirmed FOMO "is a widespread problem on college campuses … Even when we'd rather catch⟳ up on sleep⟳ or melt⟳ our brain with some reality television, we feel⟳ compelled to seek⟳ bigger and better things from our weekend. We fear that if we don't partake in every Saturday night's fever, something truly amazing will happen⟳, leaving us hopelessly behind."”

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