Luddism
English edit
Etymology edit
Ludd + -ism, after Ned Ludd, a legendary example.
Noun edit
Luddism (uncountable)
- (historical) Opposition to the Industrial Revolution by textile workers fearing for their livelihoods.
- (by extension, derogatory) Opposition to technological change.
- 2002, Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man, Penguin Books (2003), page 134:
- He walks over to the wine crates holding the LPs, gets infuriated with the brutal Luddism of any man who still deals in vinyl and needle.
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Translations edit
opposition to the Industrial Revolution by textile workers
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opposition to technological change
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