technofear

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English

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Etymology

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From techno- +‎ fear.

Noun

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technofear (usually uncountable, plural technofears)

  1. Technophobia.
    • 1993, Cynthia Cockburn, Susan Ormrod, Gender and Technology in the Making:
      It was widely supposed that technofear was a female characteristic.
    • 2004, Simon Loxley, Type: The Secret History of Letters:
      ...it was a revelation, it was liberation. Get over your technofear.