"Luddism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Ludd + -ism, after Ned Ludd, a legendary example. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Ludd|ism}} Ludd + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Luddism (uncountable)
  1. (historical) Opposition to the Industrial Revolution by textile workers fearing for their livelihoods. Tags: historical, uncountable Translations (opposition to the Industrial Revolution by textile workers): ludismo [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Luddism-en-noun-jf6aqZ76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of 'opposition to the Industrial Revolution by textile workers': 92 8
  2. (by extension, derogatory) Opposition to technological change. Tags: broadly, derogatory, uncountable Translations (opposition to technological change): ludismo [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Luddism-en-noun-eLD5rH6D Disambiguation of 'opposition to technological change': 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Luddite, neo-Luddism

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