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Internetphobia

noun

An aversion to the Internet.

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Meanings

nounInternetphobia (uncountable)

rareuncountableAn aversion to the Internet.
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.
1996 April 24, OneMTHead, “Re: Local Store Upset”, in rec.crafts.textiles.needlework (Usenet), message-ID <4llq1q$hse@newsbf02.news.aol.com>

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

cyberpessimism cyberphobia technopessimism

Origin

From Internet + -phobia.

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Cite this entry

APA

Internetphobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Internetphobia

MLA

“Internetphobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Internetphobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Internetphobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Internetphobia.

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