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From future + shock. Coined by American writer, futurist and businessman Alvin Toffler in his 1970 book Future Shock, written together with his spouse Adelaide Farrell.
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future shock
Today it means: A sense of being unable to cope with a large amount of societal or technological change that has taken place in a relatively short time. Full definition →