technophobian.
/ˌtɛknə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪə/, U.S. /ˌtɛknəˈfoʊbiə/ Fear of technology or of technological change.
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society > occupation and work > work > attitudes to work > [noun]
solidarity1885
work-shyness1904
ergophobia1905
technophobia1947
technomania1948
work-mindedness1951
Luddism1967
workaholism1968
Ludditism1971
the mind > emotion > fear > fear of particular things > [noun] > fear of technology
technophobia1947
technofear1980
techlash2000
1947 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 55 384 This lack of dynamic drive is attributed to megalophobia, neophobia, and technophobia.
1965 New Statesman 27 Aug. 286/1 Instead of leading us to the golden age, science is dragging us down into a servile, stable hell. Shades of Orwell! Technophobia has struck another good man down.
2003 Nature 27 Nov. 385/1 The presentation is blessedly low on the gee-whiz, breathless style of much futurist writing, and avoids unreflective enthusiasm as carefully as it steers clear of luddite technophobia.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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