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NOMOPHOBIE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
- Telephones
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nomophobia
1, record 1, English, nomophobia
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- no-mobile-phone phobia 2, record 1, English, no%2Dmobile%2Dphone%20phobia
correct
- no-mobile phobia 3, record 1, English, no%2Dmobile%20phobia
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A state of [anxiety] caused by having no access to or being unable to use one’s mobile phone. 4, record 1, English, - nomophobia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Experts say nomophobia could affect up to 53 per cent of mobile phone users, with 48 per cent of women and 58 per cent of men questioned admitting to experiencing feelings of anxiety when they run out of battery or credit, lose their phone or have no network coverage. 5, record 1, English, - nomophobia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
- Téléphones
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mobidépendance
1, record 1, French, mobid%C3%A9pendance
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- nomophobie 2, record 1, French, nomophobie
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État anxieux d'une personne provoqué par l'absence de son téléphone cellulaire. 3, record 1, French, - mobid%C3%A9pendance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nomophobie : Il faut faire preuve de prudence dans l'utilisation [du terme nomophobie], car il provient de la contraction de l'expression anglaise «no-mobile-phone phobia». Deux questions se posent donc, soit l'origine anglaise de «nomo» pour «no mobile-phone» et l'emploi quelque peu exagéré du terme «phobie» pour parler d'une anxiété banale. 4, record 1, French, - mobid%C3%A9pendance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología (Generalidades)
- Teléfonos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- nomofobia
1, record 1, Spanish, nomofobia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Miedo a estar incomunicado sin teléfono móvil. 1, record 1, Spanish, - nomofobia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nomofobia: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que, en inglés, la palabra "nomophobia" se ha formado por la fusión del adverbio "no", el acortamiento "mo" (a partir de "mobile phone") y el sustantivo "phobia". En español, el término puede adaptarse sin problemas con los mismos elementos compositivos: el adverbio "no", la forma abreviada "mo" (de "móvil") y "fobia" ("versión obsesiva a alguien o a algo"o "temor irracional compulsivo"). 1, record 1, Spanish, - nomofobia
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