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Meaning of "technofear" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TECHNOFEAR

technofear  [ˈtɛknəˌfɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TECHNOFEAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Technofear is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TECHNOFEAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of technofear in the English dictionary

The definition of technofear in the dictionary is fear of using technological devices, such as computers; technophobia.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TECHNOFEAR


atmosphere
ˈætməsˌfɪə
biosphere
ˈbaɪəˌsfɪə
blogosphere
ˈblɒɡəˌsfɪə
chemosphere
ˈkɛməˌsfɪə
fear
fɪə
feer
fɪə
fere
fɪə
hemisphere
ˈhɛmɪˌsfɪə
interfere
ˌɪntəˈfɪə
isodiaphere
ˌaɪsəʊˈdaɪəˌfɪə
Maffia
ˈmæfɪə
Mafia
ˈmæfɪə
microsphere
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsfɪə
Philadelphia
ˌfɪləˈdɛlfɪə
raphia
ˈræfɪə
rhizosphere
ˈraɪzəʊˌsfɪə
Sofia
ˈsəʊfɪə
sphere
sfɪə
stratosphere
ˈstrætəˌsfɪə
trochosphere
ˈtrɒkəsˌfɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TECHNOFEAR

techno
techno-babble
technocracies
technocracy
technocrat
technocratic
technography
technojunkie
technol.
technological
technologically
technologies
technologise
technologist
technologize
technology
technology agreement
technomania
technomaniac
technophile

WORDS THAT END LIKE TECHNOFEAR

afear
affear
appear
bear
clear
dear
ear
five-year
footwear
gear
hear
linear
near
New Year
no fear
on a tear
overfear
rear
wear
year

Synonyms and antonyms of technofear in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «technofear» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TECHNOFEAR

Find out the translation of technofear to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of technofear from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «technofear» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

technofear
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

technofear
570 millions of speakers

English

technofear
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

technofear
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

technofear
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

technofear
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

technofear
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

technofear
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

technofear
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Technofear
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

technofear
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

technofear
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

technofear
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Technofear
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

technofear
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

technofear
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टेक्नोफियर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

technofear
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

technofear
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

technofear
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

technofear
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

technofear
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

technofear
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

technofear
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

technofear
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

technofear
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of technofear

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TECHNOFEAR»

The term «technofear» is barely ever used and occupies the 198.210 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TECHNOFEAR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «technofear» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «technofear» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about technofear

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TECHNOFEAR»

Discover the use of technofear in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to technofear and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Teacher Education for Languages for Specific Purposes
Unfortunately, the typical language teacher is subject to 'technofear'. This technofear is due not only to reluctance to change old ways and methods, but to the fact that until quite recently language teachers had little access to computers and ...
Ron Howard, Gillian Brown, 1997
2
The Review of the BBC's Royal Charter: 1st Report of Session ...
"TECHNOFEAR" AND THE IMPACT ON THE TAKE-UP OF DIGITAL SERVICES From DTI research (Generics March 2004) approximately 5 per cent (1.25 million) of households said they would never be willing to convert from analogue.
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the BBC Charter Review, 2005
3
The Challenges to Library Learning: Solutions for ...
SeeElearning multitasking, 1 technofear, 15 Technology Training Programfor Southeast Florida Library Staff, 57 Training coordinator, rolesinelearning, 16–17, 19 United Kingdom, team approach to work, 9–10 Valueadded strategy,2,7 ...
Bruce E. Massis, 2008
4
New Scottish Poetry
Sae lissen til thi baudrins purr hur grey thrums til thi bairnie-o; she's weavan thrums intil a plaid tae hap aboot thi barnie-o. The Ballad of Technofear 'The fossil looked at me and winked. It's rather fun to be extinct.' Ogden Nash 'The arteries are ...
Gordon Liddell, Anne Gifford, 2001
5
British Journal of Photography
COMMENT Do you suffer from technofear? Companies selling high technology products are aware of the potential barrier this presents — resistance brought about by a failure or unwillingness to understand the working or purpose of the ...
‎1991
6
British Journal of Photography
Do you suffer from technofear? Companies selling high technology products are aware of the potential barrier this presents — resistance brought about by a failure or iinwillingness to understand the working or purpose of the product, reducing ...
William Crookes, T. A. Malone, George Shadbolt, 1991
7
Transit lounge: an interface book from 21.C
In part, I think, because they offer imaginary solutions to technofear. The question then is: What are the origins of technofear? Movies are an escape from the work- a-day world, yet they work as an escape from it because they offer solutions to ...
Ashley Crawford, Ray Edgar, 1997
8
Fashion Marketing: Contemporary Issues
... and more often; incomes under pressure, but more windfall gains, especially from inheritance; more travel and demand for leisure time; less 'technofear' and widespread computer literacy; diminishing trust in traditional authority figureheads ...
Tony Hines, Margaret Bruce, 2012
9
Technology and Adult Learning: A Selected Bibliography
Overcoming Technofear. Management Today, February, 86-87. Charness, Neil et al. (1992). Training Older Adults in Word Processing: Effects of Age, Training Technique, and Computer Anxiety. International Journal of Technology & Aging,  ...
Adele F. Bane, Amy C. Lear, 1994
10
Gerontechnology
... is less important than it was in earlier times is misconceived: children tend to live farther away from their parents than perhaps 50 years ago but they care just as much. A reassuring fact is that the elderly do not have a technofear as such.
Herman Bouma, Jan A. M. Graafmans, 1992

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TECHNOFEAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term technofear is used in the context of the following news items.
1
CES: the audiophile fights back
It's as if one of the first of its design criteria was an absolute denial of technofear. One knob sets the volume, the other chooses one of four sources. There's ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
2
How David Braben's 1984 space game Elite inspired the Rasberry Pi
But if we can erode 'technofear' then that's amazing. Machines like the BBC Micro did that, and they were what made Britain – on a technology front – so great. «The Guardian, Jul 14»
3
Everything you know about teenage brains is bullshit
We can combat this endless cycle of technofear by including younger voices in debates on topics that concern them. A great example of scientists listening to ... «Boing Boing, May 14»
4
Spielberg Plans The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara
We're still waiting to find out which of Spielberg's current floating future films will become a reality, though according to Variety, technofear novel adaptation ... «Empire Online, Apr 14»
5
DVD Review: Giorgio Moroder presents 'Metropolis'
Which is a shame, as Metropolis remains stunning and powerful - science fiction technofear meets biblical mythology meets overwrought melodrama meets ... «Cine-Vue, Jul 12»
6
Edge Games is Back With Bobby Bearing 2
"Bobby returns to Technofear to retrieve his brothers who have got lost again," the App Store description says. "Easy to play, but hard to master, this arcade style ... «Escapist Magazine, Jul 11»
7
Teacher's head explodes due to Wi-Fi, mobe radiation
... given piece of equipment was switched on or off, Crumb was thought to have been easy prey when unscrupulous media technofear hypesters came knocking. «Register, Apr 08»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Technofear [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/technofear>. Apr 2024 ».
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