Word of the Day 03/07/23 Nomophobia
Nomophobia (noun)
nomophobia [ noh-muh-foh-bee-uh ]
noun Psychology.
1. anxiety caused by being without access to a functioning mobile phone: One contributor to our nomophobia is the reliance we have on our phones for creating, storing, and sharing personal memories.
Sometimes smart·phone anx·i·e·ty [smahrt-fohn ang-zahy-i-tee].
OTHER WORDS FROM NOMOPHOBIA
nom·o·pho·bic, adjective, noun
ORIGIN: First recorded in 2005–10; no1 + mo(bile) + phobia
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nomophobia [ noh-muh-foh-bee-uh ]
noun Psychology.
1. anxiety caused by being without access to a functioning mobile phone: One contributor to our nomophobia is the reliance we have on our phones for creating, storing, and sharing personal memories.
Sometimes smart·phone anx·i·e·ty [smahrt-fohn ang-zahy-i-tee].
OTHER WORDS FROM NOMOPHOBIA
nom·o·pho·bic, adjective, noun
ORIGIN: First recorded in 2005–10; no1 + mo(bile) + phobia
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.