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ludita — meaning in English

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English meaning

Luddite noun A person who is opposed to new technology, or who is unwilling or unable to use it.

Senses

ludita is used for these senses in English:

Luddite (historical) Any of a group of early-19th-century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood.
Luddite (by extension, often, pejorative) Someone who opposes technological change.

Luddite — full definition

noun A person who is opposed to new technology, or who is unwilling or unable to use it.
noun A member of the groups of English textile workers who destroyed factory machinery in the early nineteenth century in protest at mechanisation and the loss of their livelihoods.
adjective Hostile to, or characteristic of hostility to, new technology.

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Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

Related Spanish words

ludista luddita