noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The belief that modern technology will have negative effects on society. uncountable

   "Near-synonyms: cyberpessimism; technophobia, cyberphobia, computerphobia, Internetphobia"

Synonyms

All synonyms

;computerphobiacyberpessimismcyberphobiainternetphobiatechnophobia

Antonyms

All antonyms

;cyberoptimismcyberutopianismtechno-optimism

Example

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"Near-synonyms: cyberpessimism; technophobia, cyberphobia, computerphobia, Internetphobia"

Etymology

From techno- + pessimism.

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