Technoangst
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Emotional distress caused by modern technology, especially computers. uncountable
"Communications with the dealer diminish as resignation sets in, but periods of relative quietude are punctuated with recurrent, painful spasms of technoangst. Intense desire to acquire what merchandisers so callously refer to as "product" alternates with hot flashes of guilt and shame over squandering $3,000 on a digital toy, really little more than an electronic game."
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More examples"Communications with the dealer diminish as resignation sets in, but periods of relative quietude are punctuated with recurrent, painful spasms of technoangst. Intense desire to acquire what merchandisers so callously refer to as "product" alternates with hot flashes of guilt and shame over squandering $3,000 on a digital toy, really little more than an electronic game."
Etymology
From techno- + angst.
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