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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• doom loops
  plural

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doom loop

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

In response, Swinney accused them of pedalling a "doom loop of despair".

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026

It isn’t just that they don’t know how, it’s that they’ve fallen in love with the doom loop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

City Hall hoped the panda prestige would burn off any lingering haze of a doom loop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2025

Klein thinks moms can solve both the human doom loop and the urban doom loop at the same time: “There’s a billion square feet of empty office space. Moms will reimagine those spaces,” she says.

From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2024