technophobia
A fear of new technologies.
Noun
- A fear of new technologies.
- Near-synonym: cyberphobia
- 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. - 1995 July, Bob Ickes, “Die, Computer, Die!”, in New...
- 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. - 2005, Donald Hall,...
Synonyms: cyberphobia
Antonyms: technophilia technophoria techno-utopianism techno-optimism
Coordinate Terms: technopessimism technodeterminism techno-futurism
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European *téḱ-sneh₂der. Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek τεχνο- (tekhno-)der. English techno- Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English technophobia From techno- + -phobia.