Torment Nexus

proper noun

An invention that is based on (or evocative of) a human-made horror or existential threat from a science fiction story, while ignoring or idealizing the dystopian consequences that the story depicts.

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Meanings

proper nounTorment Nexus (plural Torment Nexuses or Torment Nexusses)

plural Torment Nexuses · plural Torment Nexusses

  1. InternetAn invention that is based on (or evocative of) a human-made horror or existential threat from a science fiction story, while ignoring or idealizing the dystopian consequences that the story depicts.First known use 2021

Origin

From a Twitter post by satirist Alexander Blechman (@AlexBlechman) on November 8, 2021: Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus

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Torment Nexus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torment%20Nexus

MLA

“Torment Nexus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torment%20Nexus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Torment Nexus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torment%20Nexus.

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