doom loop

American  

[doom-loop] / dum lup /

noun

• doom loops
  plural

1. a loop wherein one negative condition causes another, which in turn worsens the first.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• doom loops
  plural

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doom loop

Exposure of French corporates and banks to sovereign bonds is relatively small, decreasing the chances of a domestic doom loop, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Turning our children’s rest and activities into a series of numbers is a recipe for feeding the anxiety doom loop.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

A doom loop could trigger a sharp jump in yields like that which occurred during similar events in Japan in 1989, in the U.S. in 1999 and China in 2007.

From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026

So the game has been stuck in a doom loop.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

Real estate brokerage firm Compass said that recent transactions showed that some parts of the tech capital have emerged from its doom loop on the back of the surge in AI investment and hiring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

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