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Torment Nexus

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.

Proper noun

Torment Nexus (plural Torment Nexuses or Torment Nexusses)

  1. (Internet) 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.

Forms of Torment Nexus

pluralTorment Nexuses
pluralTorment Nexusses

Origin of Torment Nexus

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

Questions about Torment Nexus

What does Torment Nexus mean?
Torment Nexus means 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.
What part of speech is Torment Nexus?
Torment Nexus is a proper noun.

Words near Torment Nexus in the dictionary

  1. Torlundy
  2. torma
  3. tormas
  4. tormen
  5. torment
  6. Torment Nexus
  7. tormenta
  8. tormentable
  9. tormentative
  10. tormented
  11. tormentedly

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