Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

technophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: techno-pho-bia
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fear of new technologies.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

technophobias (plural)

Phrases

neo-Luddism

Frequently Paired Words

technophobe technophobic neo-Luddism technopessimism technodeterminism techno-futurism

Synonyms

cyberphobia

Antonyms

technophilia technophoria techno-utopianism techno-optimism

Questions

What does technophobia mean?: A fear of new technologies.
Where does technophobia come from?: 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.

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