Technohorror

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A horror genre dealing with the harmful effects of technology. uncountable

    "Springing from these roots, the Alien franchise was to become a vehicle for the permanent entrenchment of 1950s-style technohorror in American popular culture."

  2. 2
    The fear or loathing of modern technology. uncountable

Synonyms

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ecohorror

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"Springing from these roots, the Alien franchise was to become a vehicle for the permanent entrenchment of 1950s-style technohorror in American popular culture."

Etymology

From techno- + horror.

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