cyberphobia
Fear of computers
Cyberphobia is fear or anxiety about computers and digital technology.
Someone with cyberphobia may avoid using the internet, feel overwhelmed by new software, or experience genuine distress when confronted with technology: My grandmother's cyberphobia means she still pays all her bills by mail.
The term is informal rather than clinical.
Programmable electronic devices
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- smartphonesHandheld touchscreen computers
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- emailDigital written communication
websites · passwords · updates · malware · hackers · AI · algorithms · touchscreens
Persistent apprehensive distress
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
dread · apprehension · stress · discomfort · hyperventilation · agitation · avoidance · withdrawal
Not internet-connected
- paper-basedMade from pressed pulp
- analogComparable equivalent
- manualWritten instructions for use
- handwrittenWritten by hand
landline · cash · face-to-face · in-person · snail-mail · print · hardcopy · unplugged
Freedom from observation
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- scamsDishonest money-making schemes
- hackingInfiltrating protected digital systems
- obsolescenceState of becoming disused
complexity · malfunction · dependency · cyberbullying · misinformation · addiction · phishing · catfishing
Fear of phonelessness
- telephonophobiaFear of making calls
- neophobiaAversion to new things
computers
Programmable electronic devices
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- smartphonesHandheld touchscreen computers
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
email · websites · passwords · updates · malware · hackers · AI · algorithms · touchscreens · apps
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
nervousness · dread · apprehension · stress · discomfort · hyperventilation · agitation · avoidance · withdrawal · overwhelm
offline
Not internet-connected
- paper-basedMade from pressed pulp
- analogComparable equivalent
- manualWritten instructions for use
handwritten · landline · cash · face-to-face · in-person · snail-mail · print · hardcopy · unplugged · disconnected
privacy
Freedom from observation
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- scamsDishonest money-making schemes
- hackingInfiltrating protected digital systems
obsolescence · complexity · malfunction · dependency · cyberbullying · misinformation · addiction · phishing · catfishing · tracking
nomophobia
Fear of phonelessness
- telephonophobiaFear of making calls
- neophobiaAversion to new things
cyberphobiatechnophilia
Love of modern machinery
technophile · computer literacy · digital native · tech-savvy · early adopter
cyberphobiainternet addiction
Compulsive online behavior pattern