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techlash

techlash noun: backlash against technology.

Noun

techlash (plural techlashes)

  1. (neologism) Backlash against technology.
    • The coming tech-lash [title]2013, Adrian Wooldridge, “The coming tech-lash”, in The Economist
    • The techlash against Amazon, Facebook and Google—and what they can do [title]2018 January 20, Eve Smith, “The techlash against Amazon, Facebook and Google—and what they can do”, in The Economist

Examples of techlash in a sentence

  • It is the psychoanalytic inflections that elevate this book above so much recent “techlash” literature.2019 August 8, William Davies, “The Twittering Machine by Richard Seymour review – escape from dystopia”, in The Guardian:
  • It was July 2017, and the techlash was burgeoning; ordinary people were worried about AI coming for their jobs and unscrupulous tech companies misusing their data.2020, Wendy Liu, Abolish Silicon Valley:

Forms of techlash

pluraltechlashes
alternative formtech-lash

Origin of techlash

2013, blend of tech + backlash, coined by Adrian Wooldridge; popularized 2018.

Questions about techlash

What does techlash mean?
Techlash means backlash against technology.
How do you use techlash in a sentence?
It is the psychoanalytic inflections that elevate this book above so much recent “techlash” literature.
What part of speech is techlash?
Techlash is a noun.
What is the plural of techlash?
The plural of techlash is techlashes.

Words near techlash in the dictionary

  1. techiness
  2. teching
  3. teching up
  4. techknowledgeable
  5. techland
  6. techlash
  7. techlashes
  8. techlord
  9. techlords
  10. technacy
  11. technamation

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