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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
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.
