technophobia
[tek-nuh-foh-bee-uh]
- abnormal fear of or anxiety about the effects of advanced technology.
Show More
Origin of technophobia
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
technophobe
- someone who fears the effects of technological development on society and the environment
- someone who is afraid of using technological devices, such as computers
Show More
technophobia
- fear of the effects of technological developments on society or the environment
- fear of using technological devices, such as computers
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for technophobe
n.
by 1952, perhaps by 1946, from techno- + -phobe.
If the reader will consult such a book as Recent Economic Changes, by David A. Wells, published in 1889, he will find passages that, except for the dates and absolute amounts involves, might have been writen by our technophobes (if I may coin a needed word) of today. [Henry Hazlitt, "Economics in One Lesson," 1952 edition]
Show More
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper