technophobia

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Etymology

From techno- +‎ -phobia.

Noun

technophobia (countable and uncountable, plural technophobias)

  1. A fear of new technologies.
    Antonyms: technophilia, technophoria, techno-utopianism, techno-optimism
    Coordinate terms: technopessimism, technodeterminism, techno-futurism
    Near-synonym: cyberphobia
    • 1995 July, Bob Ickes, “Die, Computer, Die!”, in New York, →ISSN, page 24:
      But on one major point, neo-Luddites agree: They would loathe computerization even if hordes of unwitting neo-Luddites hadn't suddenly made technophobia so trendy.
    • 2005, Donald Hall, The Best Day the Worst Day: Life with Jane Kenyon, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 121:
      I learned that, as Jane approached discharge, I would attend pump class, to learn how to program pumps in our apartment and infuse Jane with water, food, and drugs. My technophobia covered its eyes.

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