internet addiction disorder

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Internet addiction disorder^¹

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First used in 1995 by Dr. Ivan K. Goldberg as a joke to parody the complexity and rigidity of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, but was shortly thereafter legitimized in some spaces as an actual disorder.

noun internet addiction disorder

uncountable A disorder characterized by excessive Internet use that interferes with daily life.
Similar: IAD

internet addiction disorder^²

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uncountable Alternative letter-case form of Internet addiction disorder

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@misc{internet_addiction_disorder_2026,
  title = {internet addiction disorder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/internet%20addiction%20disorder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}