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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnomofobia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /nomofoˈbia/
"La nomofobia se ha convertido en un problema moderno."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Discomfort or anxiety caused by being without one's mobile phone or being unable to use it for communication.
"Checking his pockets constantly for his smartphone, he realized his severe nomophobia was acting up." - 2
The fear of being out of cellular phone contact or losing mobile connectivity.
"The conference prohibited devices in the auditorium, triggering widespread nomophobia among the attendees."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in 2008 during a study by the UK Post Office, the term is a portmanteau blending 'no mobile' and 'phone' with the suffix '-phobia' (derived from Ancient Greek phobos, meaning 'fear'). It emerged in the 21st century to describe the contemporary psychological anxiety associated with being out of cellular phone contact.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nomophobia" is said worldwide
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nomophobie
Transliteration: /nɔ.mɔ.fɔ.bi/
"La nomophobie touche de plus en plus d'adolescents."
Nomophobie
Transliteration: /noːmofoˈbiː/
"Viele Menschen leiden heute unter Nomophobie."
nomofobia
Transliteration: /nɔmoˈfɔbja/
"La nomofobia è la paura di rimanere senza telefono."
nomofobia
Transliteration: /nomofoˈbia/
"La nomofobia se ha convertido en un problema moderno."
nomofobia
Transliteration: /nomofuˈbi.a/
"A nomofobia é o medo irracional de ficar sem celular."
नोमोफोबिया
Transliteration: nomofobiya
"स्मार्टफोन खोने का डर आज कल नोमोफोबिया कहलाता है।"
无手机恐慌症
Transliteration: wú shǒujī kǒnghuāng zhèng
"无手机恐慌症现代人常见的焦虑之一。"
노모포비아
Transliteration: nomopobia
"스마트폰이 없으면 불안해지는 노모포비아가 증가하고 있다."
ノモフォビア
Transliteration: nomofobia
"スマホを手放せないノモフォビアの人が増えています。"
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