technophobe
Britishnoun
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someone who fears the effects of technological development on society and the environment
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someone who is afraid of using technological devices, such as computers
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It’s not much fun to be a technophobe at the revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
There's so much of Gregor Fisher in ageing technophobe Ken, you might wonder just how much acting was actually required to play the part.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024
The Russian leader, it turns out, is something of a technophobe.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 9, 2023
Afterward, Kevin — a Times technology columnist who’s hardly a technophobe — pronounced himself frightened by A.I.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
Due to my general aversion to machines and a few pronounced episodes of screaming, I was labeled a technophobe, a term that ranks fairly low on my scale of fightin’ words.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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