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

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

The sense that France is caught in a doom loop was underscored Monday when Sébastien Lecornu—Macron’s fourth prime minister in just over a year—resigned from his post.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2025

"We're not yet in a doom loop – but we need to wake up."

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025

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