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FOMO

FO·MO
/ˈfōmō/
noun
INFORMAL
  1. anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website.
    "I realized I was a lifelong sufferer of FOMO"
     
     
    Fear of missing out

    Description

    Fear of missing out is described as "a pervasive apprehension that others might be having rewarding experiences from which one is absent". This social anxiety is characterized by "a desire to stay continually connected with what others are doing". Wikipedi