Future-shock definition

A condition of distress and disorientation brought on by the inability to cope with rapid societal and technological change.
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The inability to cope with the rapid and myriad changes of modern society, or the distress resulting from this.
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A condition of distress and disorientation brought on by the inability to cope with rapid societal and technological change.
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Origin of future-shock

  • After the book Future Shock by Alvin Toffler (born 1928)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition