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Meaning of nomofobia



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Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

nomofobia
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Fear of losing the cell phone or mobile even for brief moments. Fear of not having the cell phone at hand. Fear of feeling isolated in communications or being disconnected on the Internet.

  



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While the " meaning " popular is that mentions Alfredo Edgardo Alvarez Ahumada, actually looks like a joke ( 34-style; Nessiteras Rhombopteryx " ) because etymologically stripe the papelón. It is assumed that it comes from the phrase in English " NO MObile-phone PHOBIA " covering a little more than phones, since it is the fear to be disconnected from the network. The problem appears when we understand that phobias ( as pathology ) are baptized taking words from classical Greek ( as long as possible ) and the concept of " connection " It already existed at that time. The fear of being disconnected from internet, phones, cableTV and the like, would be something like Aposindeofobia, formed by 945; 960; 959; ( apo, 34, missing, lacking " ) 963; 965; 957; 948; 949; 963; 951; ( syndese, " 34 connection; ) and 966; 959; 946; 959; 962; ( fovos, " 34 fear; ).

  

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Alfredo Edgardo Alvarez Ahumada

nomofobia:miedo thoughtless, uncontrollable, out on the street without mobile phone.

  










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