Question of the Day #1181

‘FoMO’ is a key risk factor for mental health and burnout at work

From the headline of this article at the University of Nottingham.

  上記の文で、FoMO (FOMO)の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "FoMO (FOMO)" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

FOMO（フォウモウ） 
【略】
＝fear of missing out 〔チャンス・楽しいことなどを〕逃すことへの不安［恐怖心］◆インターネットの世界では、ソーシャルメディア（ブログ、Facebook、短文投稿サイトなど）を利用している人が友人や仲間の書き込みを読んでいる時に、自分だけが取り残されているとか、ついていけてないなどの不安や焦りを感じることを意味する。◆【参考】joy of missing out

略語というより頭字語です。頭字語ですが、単語かのように発音します。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

fear of missing out : fear of not being included in something (such as an interesting or enjoyable activity) that others are experiencing

 

Examples

1. If anyone in history should have died from FOMO, it would be Emily Dickinson, an agoraphobe who virtually never left her house … —O. The Oprah Magazine
2. Financial services organizations are succumbing to AI FOMO (fear of missing out) and scrambling to acquire skilled workers before their competitors. —Parijat Banerjee, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
3. This is easy enough for your communications team and can create some FOMO. —Elizabeth Baskin, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
4. People addicted to their phones experience FOMO, Fear Of Missing Out, which leads them to checking their phones continuously throughout the day. —Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2024
5. Another thing that’s happening is good old-fashioned FOMO. —Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024

   

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