Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

technopessimism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: technopes-simism
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: cyberpessimism; technophobia, cyberphobia, computerphobia, Internetphobia"
"Lately I’ve been wrestling with techno-pessimism myself. At least once a day I throw aside my phone, disgusted with my reliance on it, rebellion that might last as long as 15 minutes before I go crawling back."

Etymology

From techno- + pessimism.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: techno

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

techno-pessimism (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

technopessimist technodeterminism techno-futurism

Synonyms

cyberpessimism technophobia cyberphobia computerphobia Internetphobia

Antonyms

techno-optimism cyberoptimism techno-utopianism cyberutopianism technophoria technophilia

Questions

What does technopessimism mean?: The belief that modern technology will have negative effects on society.
Where does technopessimism come from?: From techno- + pessimism.

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