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Meaning of FOMO in English

FOMO
noun [ U ]
  informal
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/ˈfəʊ.məʊ/ us
/ˈfoʊ.moʊ/
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abbreviation for "fear of missing out": a worried feeling that you may miss exciting events that other people are going to, especially caused by things you see on social media:
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(Definition of FOMO from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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in Chinese (Traditional)
唯恐錯過，社交控（「fear of missing out」的縮寫，尤指擔心錯過社群媒體上的消息）…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
唯恐错过，社交控（"fear of missing out" 的缩写，尤指担心错过社交媒体上的消息）…
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in Spanish
forma abreviada de "fear of missing out":, temor a perderse algo…
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in Portuguese
forma abreviada de ""fear of missing out""…
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