"fear of missing out" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: fear of missing out Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Psychology Synonyms: FOMO Derived forms: FOMO Related terms: keeping up with the Joneses Translations (form of social anxiety characterized by compulsive concern that one might be missing opportunities): angst for at gå glip (Danish), paitsi jäämisen pelko (Finnish), peur de rater quelque chose [feminine] (French), a félelem, hogy kimaradunk/kimaradsz valamiből (Hungarian), a kimaradástól való félelem (Hungarian), gåglippavangst [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), strach przed wykluczeniem [masculine] (Polish), синдром упущенной выгоды (sindrom upuščennoj vygody) (Russian)

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