the inability to cope with the rapid and myriad changes of modern society, or the distress resulting from this
Origin of future shock
from the title of a book (1970) by A. Toffler, United States writer and futuristfuture shock
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future shock
noun
A condition of distress and disorientation brought on by the inability to cope with rapid societal and technological change.
Origin of future shock
After the book Future Shock by Alvin Toffler (born 1928)THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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future shock - Medical Definition
n.
A condition of distress and disorientation brought on by the inability to cope with rapid societal and technological change.
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