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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A condition of distress and disorientation brought on by the inability to cope with rapid societal and technological change.

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  1. After the book Future Shock by Alvin Toffler (born 1928).

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  • bilby Whaddya mean lack of success? He made a wonderful career out of it! Jan 22, 2009

  • sionnach Apparently Kurzweil and his ilk see no lessons to be learned from Toffler's embarrassing lack of success in predicting the future. Jan 21, 2009

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