Future-shock
noun
1.
physical and psychological disturbance caused by a person’s inability to cope with very rapid social and technological change.
2.
any overload of a person’s or an organization’s capacity for adaptation or decision making.
A sense of insecurity and disorientation often felt by people whose societies are undergoing rapid change.
Read Also:
- Futures-market
noun 1. a market in which futures contracts in commodities are traded.
- Future value
noun 1. the value that a sum of money invested at compound interest will have after a specified period
- Futurism
[fyoo-chuh-riz-uh m] /ˈfyu tʃəˌrɪz əm/ noun 1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a style of the fine arts developed originally by a group of Italian artists about 1910 in which forms derived chiefly from cubism were used to represent rapid movement and dynamic motion. 2. (often initial capital letter) a style of art, literature, music, etc., […]
- Futurist
[fyoo-cher-ist] /ˈfyu tʃər ɪst/ noun 1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a follower of , especially an artist or writer. 2. Theology. a person who maintains that the prophecies in the Apocalypse will be fulfilled in the future. Compare , . 3. Also, futurologist. a person whose occupation or specialty is the forecasting of future events, […]
- Futuristic
[fyoo-chuh-ris-tik] /ˌfyu tʃəˈrɪs tɪk/ adjective 1. of or relating to the : a futuristic view of the world. 2. ahead of the times; advanced: futuristic technology. 3. (sometimes initial capital letter) of or relating to : the futuristic rejection of traditional forms. /ˌfjuːtʃəˈrɪstɪk/ adjective 1. denoting or relating to design, technology, etc, that is thought […]