doomscroller

English

Etymology

From doom +‎ scroller.

Noun

doomscroller (plural doomscrollers)

1. A person who engages in doomscrolling.
   • 2020, Robert West, chapter 1, in Stop Doomscrolling: How to Break the Cycle to Relieve Stress, Decrease Anxiety, and Regain Your Life, Annus Mirabilis Publishing:

     One doomscroller notes he wakes each day hopeful for what is to come, but the first thing he does is reach for his telephone so he can throw himself into the abyss of negative news.