- technophobe
- noun see technophobia
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
technophobe
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technophobe — [tɛknɔfɔb] adj. et n. ÉTYM. 1973; de techno , et phobe. ❖ ♦ Didact. (Personne) qui s oppose aux techniques modernes … Encyclopédie Universelle
technophobe — UK US /ˈteknəfəʊb/ noun [C] ► a person who does not like modern technology and does not want to use it: »Even technophobes will find this new software simple to use … Financial and business terms
technophobe — by 1952, perhaps by 1946, from TECHNO (Cf. techno ) + PHOBE (Cf. phobe). If the reader will consult such a book as Recent Economic Changes, by David A. Wells, published in 1889, he will find passages that, except for the dates and absolute… … Etymology dictionary
technophobe — ► NOUN ▪ a person who dislikes or fears new technology. DERIVATIVES technophobia noun technophobic adjective … English terms dictionary
technophobe — UK [ˈteknəʊfəʊb] / US [ˈteknəˌfoʊb] noun [countable] Word forms technophobe : singular technophobe plural technophobes someone who does not like, trust, or want to use technology, especially computers … English dictionary
technophobe — [[t]te̱knoʊfoʊb[/t]] technophobes N COUNT If you refer to someone as a technophobe, you mean that they do not like new technology, such as computers or mobile telephones, and are afraid to use it … English dictionary
Technophobe — Technophobie Le néologisme technophobie de technê, τέχνη (artefact) et phobos, φόβος (peur) qualifie péjorativement le rejet (raisonné ou irrationnel) d une ou plusieurs technologies (son opposé est la technophilie). Le mot… … Wikipédia en Français
technophobe — See technophobia. * * * … Universalium
technophobe — noun Somebody who suffers from technophobia; somebody afraid of new technology … Wiktionary
technophobe — ● adj. et n. m. ►SOC Personne souffrant de technophobie. Dans nos sociétés occidentales, c est une affection grave, pourtant recherchée par certains. Voir néo luddisme … Dictionnaire d'informatique francophone
