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Nomophobia[1] (short for "no mobile phobia") is a word for the fear of, or anxiety caused by, not having a working mobile phone.[2][3] It has been considered a symptom or syndrome of problematic digital media use in mental health, the definitions of which are not standardized for technical and genetical reasons.[4][5]
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