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Meaning of "technophobia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TECHNOPHOBIA

technophobia  [ˌtɛknəʊˈfəʊbɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TECHNOPHOBIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Technophobia 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 TECHNOPHOBIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Technophobia

Technophobia is the fear or dislike of advanced technology or complex devices, especially computers. Although there are numerous interpretations of technophobia, they seem to become more complex as technology continues to evolve. The term is generally used in the sense of an irrational fear, but others contend fears are justified. It is related to cyberphobia and is the opposite of technophilia. Dr. Larry Rosen, research psychologist, computer educator, and professor at the California State University suggests that there are three dominant subcategories of technophobes- the "uncomfortable users", the "cognitive computerphobes", and "anxious computerphobes". First receiving widespread notice during the Industrial Revolution, technophobia has been observed to affect various societies and communities throughout the world. This has caused some groups to take stances against some modern technological developments in order to preserve their ideologies. In some of these cases, the new technologies conflict with established beliefs, such as the personal values of simplicity and modest lifestyles.

Definition of technophobia in the English dictionary

The definition of technophobia in the dictionary is fear of the effects of technological developments on society or the environment. Other definition of technophobia is fear of using technological devices, such as computers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TECHNOPHOBIA


acrophobia
ˌækrəˈfəʊbɪə
aerophobia
ˌɛərəˈfəʊbɪə
agoraphobia
ˌæɡərəˈfəʊbɪə
arachnophobia
əˌræknəˈfəʊbɪə
claustrophobia
ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪə
emetophobia
ɪˌmetəˈfəʊbɪə
erythrophobia
ɪˌrɪθrəʊˈfəʊbɪə
homophobia
ˌhəʊməʊˈfəʊbɪə
hydrophobia
ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbɪə
Islamophobia
ˌɪzlɑːməˈfəʊbɪə
monophobia
ˌmɒnəʊˈfəʊbɪə
neophobia
ˌniːəʊˈfəʊbɪə
nomophobia
ˌnəʊməʊˈfəʊbɪə
nyctophobia
ˌnɪktəʊˈfəʊbɪə
phobia
ˈfəʊbɪə
phonophobia
ˌfəʊnəʊˈfəʊbɪə
photophobia
ˌfəʊtəʊˈfəʊbɪə
scopophobia
ˌskɒpəˈfəʊbɪə
triskaidekaphobia
ˌtrɪskaɪˌdɛkəˈfəʊbɪə
xenophobia
ˌzɛnəˈfəʊbɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TECHNOPHOBIA

technologically
technologies
technologise
technologist
technologize
technology
technology agreement
technomania
technomaniac
technophile
technophilia
technophobe
technophobic
technopole
technopolis
technopolitan
technopop
technospeak
technostress
technostructure

WORDS THAT END LIKE TECHNOPHOBIA

aichmophobia
ailurophobia
algophobia
anglophobia
anthropophobia
aquaphobia
astraphobia
autophobia
gynophobia
mysophobia
necrophobia
ornithophobia
panophobia
pyrophobia
Russophobia
school phobia
sitophobia
social phobia
thanatophobia
Zenobia
zoophobia

Synonyms and antonyms of technophobia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «technophobia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TECHNOPHOBIA

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

Translator English - Chinese

科技恐惧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tecnofobia
570 millions of speakers

English

technophobia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

technophobia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

technophobia
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

технофобия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tecnofobia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

technophobia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

technophobie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Technophobia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Technophobie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

technophobia
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

technophobia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Technophobia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

technophobia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

technophobia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टेक्नोफोबिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

TECHNOPHOBIA
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tecnofobia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

technofobia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

технофобія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Technophobia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τεχνοφοβία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tegnofobia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

technophobia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

technophobia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of technophobia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TECHNOPHOBIA»

The term «technophobia» is normally little used and occupies the 110.097 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TECHNOPHOBIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «technophobia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «technophobia» 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 technophobia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TECHNOPHOBIA»

Discover the use of technophobia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to technophobia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Technophobia!: Science Fiction Visions of Posthuman Technology
In this timely new book, Daniel Dinello examines "the dramatic conflict between the techno-utopia promised by real-world scientists and the techno-dystopia predicted by science fiction.
Daniel Dinello, 2013
2
Technophobia: The Psychological Impact of Information Technology
Contents. List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgements x Author's note xi Prologue xii Introduction 1 1 Technophobia: What is it? Does it exist? Who has it? 10 3 Technophobia and self efficacy: Is technophobia indicative of a lack of confidence?
Mark J. Brosnan, 2002
3
Technophobia
Journey into the heart of emotion where paintings illuminate poems opening doorways to the soul. In this collection of five poetry chapbooks, join the poet along his fight into adulthood.
Howard Yosha, 2010
4
Information Systems Development: Challenges in Practice, ...
Age. Differences. in. Technophobia: An. Irish. Study. M. Hogan Business Information Systems Group, Cairnes Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, ...
Chris Barry, Kieran Conboy, Michael Lang, 2008
5
Liquid Metal: The Science Fiction Film Reader
Technophobia/Dystopia. Michael. Ryan. and. Douglas. Kellner. The triumph of conservatism made itself particularly felt in the fantasy genre, in large part because the sorts of representational dynamics afforded by fantasy were peculiarly well ...
Sean Redmond, 2004
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Human Factors in Information Systems
In 1993 researchers Rosen and Weil estimated that technophobia afflicted as many as one-third of the 14 million college students in the country (DeLoughry, 1993). A study supported by Dell Computers concluded that 55% of Americans suffer ...
Edward Szewczak, Coral Snodgrass, 2002
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The Phobic Mind: Phobias, Vol. VII Including Fear of Ghosts, ...
This book, volume VII (including fear of ghosts, technophobia and more), discusses different types of phobias, potential causes and treatment.
Beatriz Scaglia, 2010
8
Children, Technology and Culture: The Impacts of ...
Children, Technology and Culture looks at the interplay of children and technology which poses critical questions for how we understand the nature of childhood in late modern society.
Ian Hutchby, Jo Moran-Ellis, 2013
9
Nursing Informatics: The Impact of Nursing Knowledge on ...
Conquering. Technophobia: Preparing. Faculty. for. Today. P.L. Richard Department of Adult Health Nursing, University of Texas Medical Branch, University of Texas School of Nursing at Galveston, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, ...
U. Gerdin, M. Tallberg, Paul Wainwright, 1997
10
Bountiful Harvest: Technology, Food Safety, and the Environment
In this provocative book, Thomas R. DeGregori debunks anti-science environmental activists, and lays out the case for employing modern technology in modern agriculture.
Thomas DeGregori, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TECHNOPHOBIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term technophobia is used in the context of the following news items.
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A plan to tackle technophobia among Tallaght mothers
A new programme aims to educate mothers in disadvantaged areas about digital technology, to boost their job prospects and help them overcome old fears. «Irish Times, Jun 15»
2
Crewkerne residents get to grips with their gadgets at Technophobia
TECH WIZARD: Oliver Morris of Daily Z Tech in Crewkerne helps Maryanne Wiseman get to grips with her laptop at Saturday's Technophobia event. Crewkerne ... «Western Gazette, Jun 15»
3
'Poltergeist's' Pioneering Technophobia
... much like the rest of the film, which—33 years later—retains its status as the first mainstream Hollywood horror effort to fully tap into our dawning technophobia ... «Daily Beast, May 15»
4
Technophobia and Fear of Women Go Hand in Hand at SXSW
But technophobia isn't exactly a new theme and, especially for Americans recently captivated by the excellent technophobic U.K. series Black Mirror, the ... «Vanity Fair, Mar 15»
5
Technophobia hindering seniors from managing diabetes: Study
Fear of technology is keeping Canadian seniors from using mobile apps to help manage their Type 2 diabetes, a new study says. The study, conducted by the ... «Toronto Sun, Dec 14»
6
R Gopalakrishnan: Coping with technophobia
It is called technophobia, which is the fear or dislike of advanced technology or complex devices. In 1675, a group of weavers destroyed machines that replaced ... «Business Standard, Nov 14»
7
Digital eagles land to conquer technophobia
Barclays Digital Eagle Liam Senior shows Abbeyfield House residents in Alnwick that technology such as iPads can be easy to use and fun during International ... «Northumberland Gazette, Oct 14»
8
The Power of Online Presence: Mari A. Lee, LMFT Overcame …
The Power of Online Presence: Mari A. Lee, LMFT Overcame 'Technophobia' to Become Best-Selling Author. By Dr. Julie Hanks, LCSW ~ 7 min read. power of ... «PsychCentral.com, Aug 14»
9
Hot Ticket: Technophobia w/Void Vision, Curse @ Black Cat, 7/19/14
technophobia071914 Our friends in dark-wave trio Technophobia have enlisted their friends on a number of remixes for their song “Bleeding Hands.” And so ... «We Love DC, Jul 14»
10
Just Jane: My girlfriend is using her technophobia to make me sort …
She refuses to own a mobile phone and has never used a computer. Every time I suggest going on the internet, she runs away. She can't drive or use a cash ... «Daily Star, Jul 14»

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