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future shock

noun

Etymology

From future + shock. Coined by American writer, futurist and businessman Alvin Toffler in his 1970 book Future Shock, written together with his spouse Adelaide Farrell.

  1. derived from *(s)kek-✻
  2. derived from *skakaną✻
  3. derived from *skukkaną✻
  4. derived from *skokkan✻
  5. derived from choquer
  6. derived from schokken
  7. formed as future shock — “future + shock”

Definitions

  1. A sense of being unable to cope with a large amount of societal or technological change…

    A sense of being unable to cope with a large amount of societal or technological change that has taken place in a relatively short time.

    • And of course, future shock and death-wish encroachment eventually got everyone, especially on advanced planets. Deep down, deep down, we all want to die.

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