technophobia en · NOUN
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A fear of new technologies.
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, The Best Day the Worst Day: Life with Jane Kenyon, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 121: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 York, →ISSN, page 24:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| technophobias | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
techno-optimism · techno-utopianism · technophoria · technophilia
Coordinates
technopessimism · technodeterminism · techno-futurism
Relateds
neo-Luddism · technophobe · technophobic
Synonyms
Translations (6)
fr technophobie (fear of new technologies) · hu technofóbia (fear of new technologies) · el τεχνοφοβία (fear of new technologies) · ro tehnofobie (fear of new technologies) · pl technofobia (fear of new technologies) · de Technikphobie (fear of new technologies)