technophobia
Americannoun
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an irrational or disproportionate fear of technology, especially advanced digital technology including computers, robots, and artificial intelligence.
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a dislike of or aversion to new or changing technology; Luddism.
noun
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fear of the effects of technological developments on society or the environment
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fear of using technological devices, such as computers
Other Word Forms
- technophobe noun
- technophobic adjective
Etymology
Origin of technophobia
Vocabulary lists containing technophobia
Example Sentences
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"Without crossing to the extreme of technophobia, such malware does pose a threat and must be tackled efficiently."
From Reuters • Aug. 3, 2022
My collaborator, Louis Anslow, and I have spent years studying bygone moments of technophobia for a history podcast called “Pessimists Archive,” reading through reams of vintage doomsaying about dozens of innovations now taken for granted.
From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2018
Eventually, though, it falls squarely on the side of technophobia.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2018
The Nolans cleverly conflate scientific denialism with technophobia, imagining a fatalistic society that has traded large ambition for small-scale problem solving and ultimate resignation.
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2014
Sure, I find it infinitely reassuring that I can reach my daughter on her cellphone, but it’s not just my technophobia that keeps me from downloading that app you have.
From Slate • Aug. 6, 2014
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