Meaning of phubbing | Babel Free

Definitions

The act of ignoring a conversation going on around oneself to focus on one's mobile phone.

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“Phubbing, which is the term for snubbing someone you're face to face with by looking at or using your phone, is a big source of conflict.”

“Current studies suggest that contextual factors indeed play a role in the extent to which phubbing is harmful. With respect to situation formality, for example, people report being more tolerant of their partner's phubbing behavior in casual settings, such as at home in front of the TV, than in formal settings, such as restaurants, […]”

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