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fear of missing out

anxiety to miss information, opportunities, events, experiences, or decisions improving life
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fear of missing out

Summary

fear of missing out is an acronym[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of acronym entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,932 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • fear of missing out's instance of is recorded as acronym[3].
  • fear of missing out is a type of anxiety[4].
  • fear of missing out is the opposite of Joy of Missing Out[5].
  • fear of missing out's manifestation of is recorded as connectedness[6].
  • fear of missing out's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'FOMO'}[7].

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Designation and Status

fear of missing out's instance of is recorded as acronym[3].

Why It Matters

fear of missing out ranks in the top 10% of acronym entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,932 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . lanacion.com.ar. lanacion.com.ar. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). fear of missing out. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/fear-of-missing-out
MLA “fear of missing out.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/fear-of-missing-out.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_fear-of-missing-out_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{fear of missing out}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/fear-of-missing-out}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 13d ago · Caterina Sansone · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → acronym
    Bncf thesaurus id → 80299
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → anxiety
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P244]]: sh2019103385"
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