future shock
A sense of being unable to cope with a large amount of societal or technological…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.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)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.
Origin
From future + shock. Coined by American writer, futurist and businessman Alvin Toffler inFrom future + shock. Coined by American writer, futurist and businessman Alvin Toffler in his 1970 book Future Shock, written together with his spouse Adelaide Farrell.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable