computerphobia

computerphobia

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin computō
Proto-Italic *-āzi
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Latin -ereinflu.
Latin -āre
Latin computārelbor.
French computerbor.
English compute
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English computer
Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ-
Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der.
Latin
New Latinbor.
English -phobia
English computerphobia

    From computer + -phobia.

    Noun

    computerphobia (usually uncountable, plural computerphobias)

    1. Fear or irrational dislike of computers; cyberphobia.
      • 1996 April 24, OneMTHead, “Re: Local Store Upset”, in rec.crafts.textiles.needlework‎[1] (Usenet), message-ID <4llq1q$hse@newsbf02.news.aol.com>:
        As to the Internetphobia from your shop owner, I wonder if it is a fear of losing business to Internet merchants? OTOH, it could be just an extension of the computerphobia many people have.

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