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antitechnologism

antitechnologism noun: a belief or attitude that opposes technology.

Noun

antitechnologism (uncountable)

  1. A belief or attitude that opposes technology.
    • His conclusion […] in its contention that Gays and Lesbians should not cooperate with scientific research about us without conducting a searching inquiry into the motives of the researchers, reflects the same Luddism, antiscientism and anti-technologism that has infected most of the left since...1985 December 28, Robert Halfhill, “Research Is Okay Unless Proven Otherwise”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 24, page 4

Origin of antitechnologism

From anti- + technology + -ism.

Questions about antitechnologism

What does antitechnologism mean?
Antitechnologism means a belief or attitude that opposes technology.
What part of speech is antitechnologism?
Antitechnologism is a noun.

Words near antitechnologism in the dictionary

  1. antitaxic
  2. antitea
  3. antitearing
  4. antitechnocratic
  5. antitechnological
  6. antitechnologism
  7. antitechnologist
  8. antitechnologists
  9. antitechnology
  10. antiteetotal
  11. antiteetotalism

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