wikiphobia

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noun

A fear or dislike of wikis.

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Meanings

nounwikiphobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA fear or dislike of wikis.

    Wikiphobia arises out of some level of fear or dislike of the wiki.

    2008, Stewart Mader, Wikipatterns, Wiley Publishing, →ISBN, page 110
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    Here Comes Everybody is as crisply argued and as enlightening a book about the internet as has been written. It might even cure your wikiphobia.

    2008 March 28, Julian Dibbell, “Wikiphobia and Web 2.0”, in The Telegraph

    Understand the cultural shift that needs to occur – wikiphobia is real.

    2011, Government of British Columbia, "UX Toolbox: Building Better Web for Citizens", page 76

Origin

From wiki + -phobia.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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