Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

technostress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tech-nos-tress
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Stress caused by an inability to cope with modern technology.

Informal; Uncountable

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Etymology

From techno- + stress, coined by Craig Brod in 1984, see quotations.

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What does technostress mean?
Stress caused by an inability to cope with modern technology.
Where does technostress come from?
From techno- + stress, coined by Craig Brod in 1984, see quotations.

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