computerphobia

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noun

Fear or irrational dislike of computers; cyberphobia.

OriginEnglish computer ← French computer ← Latin computāre →
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Meanings

nouncomputerphobia (usually uncountable, plural computerphobias)

plural computerphobias

  1. uncountableusuallyFear or irrational dislike of computers; cyberphobia.

    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
cyberpessimismcyberphobialogizomechanophobiatechnopessimism

Origin

  1. Latincomputō
  2. Latincomputāre
  3. Frenchcomputer
  4. Englishcompute
  5. Englishcomputer
  6. Englishcomputerphobia

From computer + -phobia.

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Cite this entry
APA

computerphobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computerphobia

MLA

“computerphobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computerphobia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “computerphobia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computerphobia.

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