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
The Russian leader, it turns out, is something of a technophobe.
From Washington Times • Apr. 9, 2023
People who have worked with her say she is a technophobe.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2022
BBC reporter and nervous technophobe Caroline Lowbridge explains how she reluctantly learned to fly one.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2016
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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